Jordanian women present handmade medicinal herbs

the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) did not hesitate to use the local communities when it established the environmental reserves in the governorates. In the Dana Nature Reserve in Tafilah, south of Amman, RSCN hired Nafsi

a Al Neana'a and Fatima al-Awadat because of their long experience in the field of herbs, and because of their strong presence in their community of strength and skill and experience, to teach girls how to prepare herbs.

Gazia Al Khasba, which works in the industry of herbs in the operator located in Dana Reserve, considering that women in the region who maintain customs and traditions could provide a wonderful model for working women, within the data and simple skills for the production of food

Al Khasba added RSCN buys herbal products such as karmic, millet, thyme and other products from local communities to be cleaned, purified, dried and packaged all manually by the ladies. She does not disguise her pride in her work, which enabled her economically and refined her personality, and helped her to improve her financial income for herself and her family. 

The same with Fathia al-Khawaldeh, who works in the agriculture and drying plant since 2000, who stressed the scarcity of employment opportunities in Dana, especially for girls. She added that the presence of these works contributed to the financial autonomy of a large number of girls.

The director of economic and social projects at the Dana Reserve, Ishaq al-Khawaldeh, pointed to the presence of two workshops in Dana Reserve, the Jewelery operator and agriculture and drying, which is based on the processing and packaging of medicinal herbs and making jams such as figs, apricots, grapes and sometimes plums.

Al Khawaldeh explained that raw materials from dry herbs and fruits are purchased from local communities as part of RSCN's strategy to help local communities and buying their products, benefit from their expertise, qualify them and provide them with job opportunities

Source: BNA