The woman who turned cooking oil into soap in Gaza (opens original article in a new tab)

In Gaza, women like Marwa and Huda are creating essential goods through innovative methods amid war and displacement, forming a resilience economy to sustain their communities.

• Marwa uses cooking oil and sodium hydroxide to make soap in Gaza due to shortages
• Women in Gaza are becoming primary breadwinners and creating a resilience economy
• Huda repurposes blankets into winter jackets for children using a manual sewing machine