Aik Hunar Aik Nagar (AHAN) operating with the objective of strengthening, development and promoting handmade products of Pakistan since 2007, recently implemented the ‘Skills for Employability’ project in collaboration with Punjab Skills
Development Fund (PSDF). Focusing on the rural areas of Southern Punjab, about 2,000 craft persons from Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Lodhran and Muzaffargarh districts were trained. 1,354 women artisans were trained in hand-embroidery skills under the project. To uplift the skills of these women and to develop their capacity to produce high-end, quality contemporary products, AHAN involved renowned designers such as Ali Xeeshan, Sahar Atif, Sara Salman, Shaiyanne Malik and Turquoise.
To display their work and showcase their hand-embroidered products, AHAN has organized a fashion show on September 28, at the Pakistan Institute of Fashion & Design, Lahore. Designating it as a “Tribute to Southern Punjab Embroidery”, AHAN anticipates that through this mega event, these artisans will be exposed to high-end consumers that will lead to bringing about a positive change in the lives of poor people in Southern Punjab.
