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- Country of residence: Palestine
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In one of the rooms of the house
that she allocated to become her workshop, the young woman Razan al-Borno is
preparing to work on finishing one of the wooden pieces to be delivered to the
customer within days, trying to inspect all its details in order to make sure
that she does not need to go back again to use any of the machines that she had
recently acquired, To have her own carpentry workshop after years of working in
different places.
Razan Al-Borno loved the wood and
the handicrafts that are made from it, whether those related to home
furnishings or those that are given as gifts, and she says that she found it
difficult at first about the idea of owning a carpentry through which she
could transform all the designs printed on paper into beautiful products that
caress the eye and crave the heart.
So she takes us back to the year
2019, where she started with threads that were made using them by hammering on
wood, beautiful paintings with different designs, according to what was asked
of her, adding that this hobby was led to her by sheer coincidence through a
short video that she watched on social media because she liked the idea and
decided to develop what she could Made using wood.
She explained that her passion and
ambition did not stop, but she completed that by enrolling in a training course
with the Federation of Wood Industries and Irada Center, scheduled to graduate
after 6 months with a number of skills that would enable her to open a small
carpentry through which she could develop the requests she receives through her
project pages on social media, which He called it "Rose Art".
She pointed out that dealing with
wood cutting and drilling equipment is a difficult matter, so she needs a lot
of focus in order to keep her hands safe, and this is what she put in her eyes,
whether during the training period or at the present time.
The most beloved part of Razan
Al-Bourno is the period of basic finishes represented by applying the
appropriate paint and mixing colors so that the pieces become as if they were
part of the design of the original place, pointing out that during the course
she learned how to make the back of the sofa and the legs of the tables, but
she preferred to develop her skills with wooden handicrafts as they are the
most demanded in the market the local.
She explained that after she
finished the course with high professionalism, she received a bag of simple
tools needed for her use, and funding from the Agricultural Relief Society and
the European Union was provided to her to be granted several carpentry machines
inside her house, through which she executed many pieces such as wooden boxes,
mirrors, home artifacts and hanging shelves at prices suitable for the Gazan
community. .
She added that she had gotten rid of
going to the carpentry shop periodically, so she could accomplish most of the
tasks at her home, pointing out that she had made several marionette dolls, one
of which took its full shape to tell the story of its success through it,
through an exhibition that the Relief Society carried out to display the
outputs of the project, which was well received by all those present. He was
given a standing ovation at the end of the show.
Regarding the relationship of
biotechnology, which is the specialty she studies at the university, to the
carpentry that she likes to work in, she stressed that she is not interested in
the negative comments she hears between technicians and others, refusing to
obey the orders imposed on her to leave this profession to men, especially
since the matter is related to the determination and will that women create for
themselves at the time. Only you can be what you want.
She explained that she is working on
developing herself by studying the marketing mechanism of projects in order to
promote her new products with high professionalism, at the time she learns the
mechanisms of photography and watches examples of successful projects of the
same type, except locally, Arably or internationally, taking into account
during her work that she always develops a feasibility study in order to be
Familiar with the exports and imports of its project, and knowing the obstacles
that may affect the quality of its production.
Razan Al-Borno is often shocked by
the electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip, which reaches less than 12 hours a
day and at separate intervals, representing the biggest problems she suffers
from, as she has not been able to overcome it or find an alternative source
until today.
Razan Al-Borno explained that she
suffers from a lack of space through which she works to cut, prepare and
package the product in preparation for sending it. She is trying to find a
better place to accommodate a number of young women who will join her after
expanding the project during the coming period.
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