Challenged Emirati tops in carpeting, embroidery

Emirati girl Hissa Al Mandous is suffering from mental and hearing problems. But she was able to beat her handicap and excel in the carpeting and embroidery industry to become a match even to professionals.

The 25-year-old girl, a four-year-student at Ajman centre for the rehabilitation of the handicapped, has won admiration from her supervisors and several local awards for her creativity and innovation.

Her brilliant performance has prompted the centre to send her to many local and international exhibitions while many of her products have been sold in the local market. Teachers expect her to become a market brand soon.

“One of the best prizes she has won was the Sharjah education and skills excellence award…Hissa is brilliant and creative…I can assure you that she can match professionals not amateurs in this field,” the centre’s director Mouza Al Nuaimi told the Arabic language daily Emirat Alyoum.

“She is really innovative as she avoids repetition and imitation…..she has her own products and touches away from the known products and designs undertaken by professionals in this industry.”

Nuaimi said Hissa had taken part in many local, regional and global carpeting and clothing shows, the latest being the “little trader show” in Dubai.

“Some of Hissa’s products had been sold in the market but I expect that she would enter the market with full force and become a brand on her own…Hissa has become an expert in carpeting, embroidery and sewing, and in the production of bags and accessories as well as children’s clothing…her products have won acclaim from many exhibition visitors.”

Nuaimi said Hissa succeeded in grabbing the basics of this industry after just two months of training and that she started to develop herself later with the help of her supervisors.

“I think Hissa is a brilliant example of how the skills of handicapped people could be exploited in production and creation so they will become more reliant on themselves…this will give them self-satisfaction and enable them to play an active role in the community.”

Challenged Emirati tops in carpeting, embroidery

(25-year old girl won prizes and can match professionals)

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Emirati girl Hissa Al Mandous is suffering from mental and hearing problems. But she was able to beat her handicap and excel in the carpeting and embroidery industry to become a match even to professionals.

The 25-year-old girl, a four-year-student at Ajman centre for the rehabilitation of the handicapped, has won admiration from her supervisors and several local awards for her creativity and innovation.

Her brilliant performance has prompted the centre to send her to many local and international exhibitions while many of her products have been sold in the local market. Teachers expect her to become a market brand soon.

“One of the best prizes she has won was the Sharjah education and skills excellence award…Hissa is brilliant and creative…I can assure you that she can match professionals not amateurs in this field,” the centre’s director Mouza Al Nuaimi told the Arabic language daily Emirat Alyoum.

“She is really innovative as she avoids repetition and imitation…..she has her own products and touches away from the known products and designs undertaken by professionals in this industry.”

Nuaimi said Hissa had taken part in many local, regional and global carpeting and clothing shows, the latest being the “little trader show” in Dubai.

“Some of Hissa’s products had been sold in the market but I expect that she would enter the market with full force and become a brand on her own…Hissa has become an expert in carpeting, embroidery and sewing, and in the production of bags and accessories as well as children’s clothing…her products have won acclaim from many exhibition visitors.”

Nuaimi said Hissa succeeded in grabbing the basics of this industry after just two months of training and that she started to develop herself later with the help of her supervisors.

“I think Hissa is a brilliant example of how the skills of handicapped people could be exploited in production and creation so they will become more reliant on themselves…this will give them self-satisfaction and enable them to play an active role in the community.”

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