Two-day Islamabad Women Gala begins today
Visitors take in handmade items put on display for sale at the two-day Islamabad Women Gala. PHOTO: ONLINE
A two-day fun-filled gala titled ‘Bahaar Rung - Islamabad Women Gala 2023’ begins at F-9 Park to promote home-based women workers and artisans across the country.
The two-day gala is being organised for the fourth time featuring over 150 stalls of made-in-Pakistan homemade products by women entrepreneurs including a variety of lifestyle exhibits like fashion products, interior decoration products, furniture, resin art, paintings, garments, and jewellery, etc. while some stalls are also given to children to inculcate the spirit of entrepreneurship among the young minds and engage them in healthy activities.
A traditional puppet show will also be part of activities for children to create awareness about various social issues as well as to keep alive the traditional performing arts. A food court will also be set up for women's gala to offer a variety of foods for the families and visitors in a cultural environment while some stalls will be dedicated to imported products for income generation of women entrepreneurs, said the Leader of Let's Grow Together Community Ambreen Haider while talking to media.
Let's Grow Together (LGT) Community is a dedicated platform for handmade, homemade, art and crafts entrepreneurs, especially women working with the mission to create economic opportunities. It facilitates the beneficiaries through various platforms exclusively aimed to create business opportunities for small entrepreneurs where artisans can display their products, share their business stories, outline their own terms, interact and network with their counterparts, “Such events help empower women, educate children, improve health and enable communities to thrive and succeed,” said Ambreen.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 11th, 2023.