We weave and we care...In El-Kattan we carry out
our dedicated mission, driven by our social responsibility, we have teamed
up with a group of authorities, training agencies and centers in order to
protect our heritage and keep the weaving artistry and skills alive and
constantly advancing – by continuously investing in providing generations
and multi-levels of artisans and accordingly developing our community,
sustaining our mission, and nurturing our success story.
A step of Kindness leads to Milestones of Success…
Due to 0ur experience in the industry of hand made rugs since
1930, “El Kattan Carpets” were legally registered by the
Ministry of Labor as the only training center in
Egypt
for hand made rug weaving. By receiving such a certificate,
matters didn’t end at this stage, in mid 2008, “El Kattan Carpets” joined forces with two charity organizations located in
a slum area in Cairo for the training of young adults in the
skill of hand made rugs.
We took the responsibility of training young adults in hand made
rug weaving in our main branch which is the factory for those
who do not attend school on a daily basis. Young trainees are
transported to our factory while providing them with a financial
incentive as well as a meal per day to encourage them to learn a
world wide skill which is the manufacturing of hand made rugs
and the charity organization took the responsibility of teaching
the young trainees the basics of maths, English, computer skills
and Arabic.
Due to the interest and eagerness demonstrated by the young
adults in learning hand made rug weaving, in late 2008 up to
date,, “El Kattan Carpets” opened two branches in this slum area
and provided them our own head weavers as trainers for the
trainees living there, looms and raw materials – all at our own
expense in order to encourage them to learn the skill of art as
well as expand our line of production in the various types of
products that we manufacture.
As a certified training center, “El Kattan Carpets”
has the determination of expanding and opening other
outlets in different slum areas in order to continue training
and teaching a
diminishing skill which is carpet weaving and help the
unprivileged by securing them a job and provide them a better
standard of living.
An Act of Kindness is
Contagious….
