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Win our most 'wow!' embroidery (& save our centre)
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim
A chance to win a one-of-a-kind, joyful & beautiful handmade framed embroidery, plus other prizes - and help save our refugee women's centre
Enter the Makani prize draw for a chance to win one of these amazing items! Tickets start at just £10.
First prize
One lucky winner will receive the incredible one-of-a-kind 'Gates of Damascus' framed hand-embroidery (worth over £1,000)
This large, framed embroidery took one of our skilled refugee women artisans three months to embroider. Every stitch is done by hand with love and care by Syrian refugee Sawsan, who has signed her piece in thread in Arabic in the top corner like the work of art it is.
The colours are uplifting and the craftswomanship sublime. Even when we picked it up from the framers people were coming up to us in the shop to tell us how amazing it is!
At 55cm x 112cm, and fully embroidered from side to side, this intricate and valuable unique piece is worth over a thousand pounds.
Second prizes
Two runners-up will receive a gorgeous 'Dasha' hand-embroidered cushion
Drawing on traditional embroidery motifs and Middle Eastern geometry, the Dasha cushion is an elegant addition to your sofa. Each cushion usually costs £120, as it takes our refugee artisans six weeks to complete, truly a labour of love.
Third prizes
Three runners-up will receive the beautiful hand-embroidered 'Sara' clutch
Our final three winners will receive these beautiful hand-embroidered clutches, worth £45 each. Each one gives a refugee woman a dignified income, a supportive community, and a creative outlet for trauma.
Makani's refugee women's centre is at risk
Makani and our project Oshana are at risk — and we need your help. International cuts to refugee funding have hit hard, and we must raise £8,000 to keep our doors open and continue empowering refugee women through craft and community.
£8,000 will directly cover rent and running costs on our centre for six months, giving us time to put new long-term funding in place.
Enter our special prize draw for a chance to win a stunning one-of-a-kind embroidery — and help us keep our work going.
Makani's women’s centre is more than just a building – it is a safe space where Syrian and Palestinian women come together to heal, learn, and rebuild their lives through craft, art, and community. It is where we run our Oshana project providing economic empowerment through embroidery and crochet, but also so many more activities from theatre therapy to filmmaking to feminist parenting and women's rights workshops.
By entering this prize draw, you not only stand the chance of winning a unique, one-of-a-kind embroidered piece created by refugee women, but you also ensure that women who have lost everything can continue to access dignity, income, and hope.
Every ticket in the prize draw helps keep the centre alive – a place where resilience blossoms and futures are rewoven.
Abir's story
"I have three children. We had to leave our home in Deraa in Syria due to the war. But here in Lebanon, I got injured during the Port explosion in Beirut. I was rushed to the hospital with internal brain bleeding and many other broken ribs and bones. I lost my memory and lost my ability to speak. I couldn't recognise my children or any of the people around me for four months.
After that I started to regain my memory bit by bit. I got involved with Makani and started crocheting. When I go to the centre I feel like I am home to a place that belongs to me. I got so much better mentally, I changed and I started to be more positive and a better person for my children. The work makes me feel that I belong somewhere. I met other women, I made money through craft, I feel I am creating a better future. When I go there I feel that I am actually living."
How to Enter
- Each £10 ticket will act as an entry into the prize draw. You can also purchase bundles of multiple tickets from our reward list below.
- Enter as many times as you like by buying as many tickets as you like.
- You can also make a donation without entering the prize draw using the donation button on the right.
- Free entry to the prize draw is available by post. To enter by post, entrants must send their full name, contact details, and the name of the prize draw on a postcard or in an envelope with correctly paid postage. Free postal entries will be given an equal chance of winning as paid entries. For more details on free entry, see the terms below.
- The prize draw will close at 23:59 on Sunday 30th November, and the winner will be randomly selected through a draw performed by a randomised computer process on Monday 1st December.
This project successfully funded on 30th November 2025