Entrepreneurship: 5,000 women in south Punjab to be trained in handicrafts
The project will cover Bahawalpur, Lodhran, DG Khan and Multan districts.
BAHALWALPUR:
“As many as 5,000 women from Multan, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Lodhran districts will be trained in dress making and handicrafts under a project undertaken by Trust for History Arts and Architecture of Pakistan (THAAP),” Project Manager Susan K Solmback said on Monday.
She was addressing a ceremony to launch the project.
She said the project aimed at improving and promoting the handicrafts produced by the women of these areas, so that they could align their efforts to the market demands.
“Skilled women will get to communicate directly with the buyers. The role of the middleman will be eliminated so that they can make maximum profit,” Solmback said.
She said 2,200 of the skilled women to be trained would be from Bahawalpur, 850 from Lodhran, 1,150 from Multan and 800 from Dera Ghazi Khan.
Solmback said she hopes the programme will help reducing poverty in the area and promote women entrepreneurship.
“We all know that the women of these districts, especially Bahawalpur, are very good at handicrafts. This project is meant to improve their sense of market,” she said.
Bahawalpur Commissioner Muhammad Khan Khichi, who was the chief guest at the event, said if the skilled workers in these districts were given a proper forum, they could exchange ideas and enhance their skills. He also stressed the need for public-private partnership for the promotion of handicrafts.
THAAP Chief Executive Officer Sajida Haider Vandal, Members of National Assembly Begum Parveen Masood Bhatti and Shireen Arshad Khan were also present.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2012.
“As many as 5,000 women from Multan, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Lodhran districts will be trained in dress making and handicrafts under a project undertaken by Trust for History Arts and Architecture of Pakistan (THAAP),” Project Manager Susan K Solmback said on Monday.
She was addressing a ceremony to launch the project.
She said the project aimed at improving and promoting the handicrafts produced by the women of these areas, so that they could align their efforts to the market demands.
“Skilled women will get to communicate directly with the buyers. The role of the middleman will be eliminated so that they can make maximum profit,” Solmback said.
She said 2,200 of the skilled women to be trained would be from Bahawalpur, 850 from Lodhran, 1,150 from Multan and 800 from Dera Ghazi Khan.
Solmback said she hopes the programme will help reducing poverty in the area and promote women entrepreneurship.
“We all know that the women of these districts, especially Bahawalpur, are very good at handicrafts. This project is meant to improve their sense of market,” she said.
Bahawalpur Commissioner Muhammad Khan Khichi, who was the chief guest at the event, said if the skilled workers in these districts were given a proper forum, they could exchange ideas and enhance their skills. He also stressed the need for public-private partnership for the promotion of handicrafts.
THAAP Chief Executive Officer Sajida Haider Vandal, Members of National Assembly Begum Parveen Masood Bhatti and Shireen Arshad Khan were also present.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2012.