{"id":216213,"date":"2019-07-09T16:13:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T20:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=216213"},"modified":"2019-07-12T18:19:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T22:19:28","slug":"from-where-i-stand-my-dream-is-to-open-the-first-baby-photography-studio-in-palestine-un-women-article","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/from-where-i-stand-my-dream-is-to-open-the-first-baby-photography-studio-in-palestine-un-women-article\/","title":{"rendered":"From Where I stand: \u201cMy Dream is to Open the First Baby Photography Studio in Palestine\u201d – UN Women Article"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doaa Eshtayeh, from Nablus, Palestine, found her talent and passion in photography and has made it her profession. Doaa is the main provider for her family, thanks to the support she received through a UN Women project that helped her develop her skills and buy the equipment she needed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Tuesday, July 9, 2019<\/p>\n

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Doaa Eshtayeh. Photo: UN Women\/Carlos P\u00e9rez Osorio<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n

I have been a breadwinner for the last three years, raising two children, a four-year-old daughter and six-year-old son. My son Islam suffers from severe autism. As my husband cannot work, I decided to become a photographer to support my family.<\/p>\n

At first, I didn\u2019t know where to start as it requires a lot of money to buy photography equipment. I specialize in photographing babies and infants, which takes a lot time and preparation. I love babies and I am very patient when taking photos of babies.<\/p>\n

I heard about the Business Women Forum in 2018, which supports women who need assistance in growing their businesses. I was selected to be one of the trainees and they helped me improve my photography skills and taught me how to expand my business. The project also funded me to buy a brand-new photo printer so that I could print high definition photos at home.<\/p>\n

My children are my biggest motivation to keep going and improve myself. But it\u2019s difficult balancing my responsibility for my son\u2019s special needs and my work.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, I advise every woman to start her own business to be independent and to become a leader in her community.<\/p>\n

My dream is to open the first baby photography studio in Palestine. Many pregnant women and mothers in Palestine dream of getting good photos of their babies and children. My studio will be the place for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Doaa Eshtayeh, 30, is a photographer specializing in infant and children\u2019s photography. As a beneficiary of the Business Women Forum\u2019s Women Championships Project, which provided six-month training and photo equipment she needed to develop her own business, Doaa found a way to support her family while pursuing her passion for photography. The Business Women Forum is an implementing partner of UN Women\u2019 Decent Work for Women programme, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). Doaa\u2019s story also reflects how roles of women within families are changing, around the world, and with the right kind of support, such as access to skills, decent work and redistribution of care work at home, women and their families can thrive. See UN Women\u2019s new report, Progress of the World\u2019s Women 2019 \u2013 2020 for data and stories about families.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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