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On December 2nd 2009 the Makhad Trust friends and supporters will gather at Nawamis in the South Sinai desert for a celebratory party to raise the largest ever woven Bedouin Tent.
This tent will become a unique venue for local camel festivals, parties and visitors. It will raise the economy of the Nawamis settlement and help the villagers to support their new school.
And so the work is underway. The younger women who take their goats out every day into the desert and mountains to find pasture are gathering in the wool. Others are spinning and weaving in their homes on hand looms in the traditional way, reviving an ancient skill. It takes 21 goats to provide enough wool for 1 sq m of woven tent!. When all is ready the women will gather on site, sew the strips together and the tent will be born.
Totally natural and practical the Bedouin tent has been used for hundreds of years. It is the centre of the community, providing shelter and hospitality.
The raising of the tent is the initial stage towards the completion of this exciting project. We very much appreciate the practical and financial help from many of our supporters. We do hope that you will join us to mark this significant event. If you would like to come then call Karan on 01242 544 546.
