Embroidery project changes the lives of women in a Moroccan fishing village

Derhy (second from left) poses with participants during an embroidery workshop in Sidi Rbat. — Photos: ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/AFP

In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of textile art, and also earn a living.

Several hunch over large canvasses, embroidering their latest piece at the women-only workshop, in the village of 400 people. Some of their works have been shown internationally.