We visited a paper/cloth recycling center. The center is in Garbage City where all the trash in Cairo is taken. It's a training center for women. They learn how to make new paper products (cards, gift bags, etc). They also make rugs, blankets, purses, quilts, etc. It's a pretty neat program, and the weaving uses the traditional methods from Upper Egypt. The women start out sorting fabrics, and move on to more complicated projects. They take materials home and pay to use them, and then bring back to finished product to be resold. The women also pay to use the looms.
It's a neat program that teaches skills and business. Here's a video of the loom:
And here's a random picture of AUC from outside the walls:
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Is there a place to purchase the items they sell?
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