Nilfurat is a safe space of learning, expressing, and production created for a group of Refugee and Egyptian women.

Bringing together their cultural diversity and stories to make high-quality artisan products for children, to create a sustainable living and community.

The project started in partnership with the UNHCR and The German University in Cairo.

I was honored to be asked by professor Silvia Burger to a part of the design team from our university coming in to learn, guide and empower these women.

The first phase of the project consisted of a first group of women coming in to attend a sewing and product development workshop under the name of Nilfurat.

Broken down into Product development & sewing basics, the workshop went on for 3 months and was designed to reach the development of a first collection of products and prototypes coming from the product ideas that came from the women and topped off with patterns coming from the different cultures they came from.

To celebrate & close the first phase of the project, we hosted a closing exhibition at the Swiss Club in Cairo. Our team was responsible for the display of the first collection, from design to handmade assembly

PHASE II

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