Palestinian woman makes Ramadan lanterns and lights up her family’s life

The Best Jaradat Report, Khan Yunis, Palestine. Interviews: 1. Ghadeer Zindah: owner of Fawanees project

With the advent of the month of Ramadan, Ghadeer Zindah begins manufacturing Ramadan decorations inside her home in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, through her Fawanees project, which she established to create a new form of lantern and to provide income to support her family on the expenses of the fasting month.

The beginning was five years ago when I made a Ramadan lantern for her little boy from cork and cardboard, so I made him happy a lot, and he was well-made and attractive in shape, to be encouraged after that and put the idea of ​​her project to her husband. Modest and raw materials were cardboard and cork, and after displaying my products on social networking sites, the demand and demand increased, but in larger sizes and different shapes, so we replaced cardboard and cork with wood to increase the hardness and quality, and we developed over time until we were distinguished in making a new and innovative lantern.
The couple relies in this project on wood, cloth, satin and lighting, in addition to the sound effects that distinguish their products from the rest of the products, and the work stages are done by preparing the basic structures and models, and then by putting the final aesthetic touches, in addition to installing the sound and lighting device. Manufacturing rotating lanterns, by placing a lantern inside a lantern and introducing various effects into its manufacture, with sizes ranging from one and a half to two and a half meters, and Khaled Sweidan says that he is happy with the success of his wife’s idea, considering that this project constitutes a source of livelihood, indicating that his role in this project is to Providing the required equipment, purchasing the necessary wood and preparing the structures.