"Qarmushty" in Gaza and "Food Train" in Ramallah to address unemployment in Palestine

 Al Mustaqbal newspaper shed light in last Sunday's issue on the idea of mobile restaurants in Palestine, noting that it is a novel idea to address unemployment, although it was found since the fifties in the United States and they gained popularity in the Arab region in recent years as a new concept in restaurants since they provide delicious meals at reasonable prices, in details, the newspaper indicated that there is a project 'Qarmushty' in Gaza Strip, and 'Food Train' in Ramallah, they are projects that may differ in the types of food they serve, and the geographical location, but they are two sides of one coin; both aim at providing for the families of the founders and their employees, those who did not find work in their field of expertise.  On the project "Qarmushty", the newspaper pointed out that it was launched in April of last year, following the extreme difficulties that the two brothers Mua'ath and Mahmud Al Hasanat found in finding a stable job, but they wanted a new idea in the country that was not present before according to Mahmud, who stated that the idea may be simple but its content was not easy, pointing out that they found difficulties obtaining permits, equipment and installing the kitchen in a vehicle. Also Mahmud emphasized that the community like the idea pointing out that they "came to our restaurant, especially since we are moving in various neighborhoods, and our menu matches the demand and is affordable to them". As for the "Food train", the liberated prisoner Khaldun Al Barghuthi that the idea was during the imprisonment pointing out that he and his partner Abdel Rahman Al-Bibi wanted to invest in their experience in the food and catering that they gained in prison, and make use of the young men who were with them". In addition, Al-Barghuthi explained saying: " in the beginning, people used to come out of curiousity and also because we were prisoners, but the situation changed now after they tasted the food and discovering our prices that are relatively lower than the market, which resulted in attracting many customers." (Al Mustaqbal, Jan 15, 2017)