Women-Empowerment And Entrepreneurship
Since 2015, LOGICA has partnered with the Rural Women's Cooperative Association and the Arab Fund to empower rural women entrepreneurs, particularly single mothers who have lost their husbands, across the West Bank by transforming their agricultural and food production initiatives into sustainable livelihoods. Based on action research, needs assessments and market analysis, this project does more than just teach skills; it also re-engages women and children in the social and economic life of their communities, creating spaces for healing, rebuilding and thriving.
How We Walk Alongside Women
Our approach is comprehensive and deeply supportive, guiding women from idea to lasting enterprise.
- Entrepreneurial Training: Women begin with theoretical courses led by experts, followed by hands-on field workshops covering business management, marketing and agricultural practices. Ideas become actionable plans.
- Connecting to Funding: We connect women with potential funders to help them secure the resources they need. We then provide ongoing support and mentorship for 18 months to help their businesses take root.
- Ongoing expert support: Even after launch, our experts continue to meet with women to offer advice, troubleshoot challenges and ensure long-term success.
- Addressing Water Scarcity: By digging agricultural wells and promoting sustainable practices, we help women establish robust enterprises that can withstand even the harshest conditions.
400 women. Gardens and Greenhouses. Countless Lives Sustained.
To date, over 400 women have benefited from this programme. Most of them have received support to build greenhouses of different sizes that have become lifelines. During the current crisis, these greenhouses have done more than generate income; they have empowered women to become key players in their communities, providing food for families and neighbours who have been cut off by military closures, raids and destroyed infrastructure.
Alia, a mother of five from Saffarin village who lost her husband, said: 'I used to think only of survival and income. Now, however, I think about what I can grow, as I feed another twelve neighbouring families."
Even In Loss, Competencies Become Survival
Among the women we work with, almost ten have lost their land and the greenhouses they built to annexation. However, the entrepreneurial training and hands-on experience that they had gained before the crisis did not disappear with their land. These skills became their most vital asset. Armed with knowledge of business management, production and market connections, these women were able to collaborate with other local enterprises, ensuring that their families did not go hungry, even when they lost their own fields.
Turning Small Spaces into Lifelines
As the crisis deepened, we adapted our support to meet the changing situation. We helped these women — and others like them — establish simple home kitchens and small bakeries. What began as a survival measure grew into something greater: a source of steady income; a place where children could gather and begin to heal, and a lifeline for entire neighbourhoods. During military closures and food shortages, these women became key figures in their communities, producing and distributing food when markets were cut off and supplies were scarce.
Today, more women are waiting their turn. Across the West Bank, greenhouses and kitchens supported by this program have become vital sources of nourishment for entire neighbourhoods when access to food is most threatened.