UNICEF representative Children’s rights, the core of NIHD programmes Morocco Times Van khol presented on Thursday a survey on “Analysis of the situation of children†in Fez. The UNICEF representative in Morocco said that the 2002-2014 cooperation programme of Morocco and UNICEF proves that the Moroccan citizens, NGOs, national associations and government are all aware […]
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Miniature houses: innovative handicraft
Miniature houses: innovative handicraft Yemen Times The beauty of the Old City in Sana’a has attracted and inspired the work of many artists and poets. The area has been immortalized in their paintings, poems and literary works. Its markets and neighborhoods also impress visitors to the city. What strikes them most is the way its […]
Whilst Leading Experts Gather For American Sewing and Stitchery Expo, Australian Grandmother Steps Onto The World Stage
Whilst Leading Experts Gather For American Sewing and Stitchery Expo, Australian Grandmother Steps Onto The World Stage [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News (PRWEB) – Mudgee, Australia (PRWEB) February 9, 2014 — As America prepares for the annual Sewing and Stitchery Expo at Washington State University next month, Australia’s latest leading light and budding nonagenarian, Mavis […]
Gujarat prepares Rs 500-cr kite-making project for minorities
Gujarat prepares Rs 500-cr kite-making project for minorities New Kerala Ahmedabad, Feb 8 : Chief Minister Narendra Modi today told the visiting Prime Minister’s high-level committee on Minorities that Gujarat Government has prepared a Rs 500-cr project for modernisation of kite-making industry. He said 98 per cent of people in the kite making activity belonged […]
Endangered handicraft sees revival
Endangered handicraft sees revival Xinhua BEIJING, Feb. 9 — Sales of horsetail embroidery articles are currently low, but 40-year-old Song Shuixian still believes the traditional handicraft has great market potential for the future in Guiyang. Â Â Â Â With the support of the local government, Song opened a shop half a year ago in Sandu, China’s only Shui […]
Learning about orang asli culture
Learning about orang asli culture The Star Online By CHOW HOW BAN THOSE who want to find out more about the daily life of the indigenous people in the Raub district can visit the Orang Asli Women Love Day 2014 that is on until Tuesday at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur. Organised by Persatuan […]
India: Breathe in, and hands off our yoga
India: Breathe in, and hands off our yoga ABC News DELHIÂ India’s centuries-old traditional knowledge, preserved and orally passed down through generations of households, is now going digital. Over the coming months, India will unveil a first-of-its-kind encyclopedia of 30 million pages, containing thousands of herbal remedies and eventually everything from indigenous construction techniques to […]
Splendid handicraft items under one roof
Splendid handicraft items under one roof Hindustan Times, India JUST THINK of a place where a number of splendid handicrafts could be collected under one roof. Yes, the place to be spotted is Brijendra Swaroop Park where the Craft Bazaar is going on. Handicraft artisans from different oarts of the country have brought superb crafts. The […]
Surajkund Mela takes off
Surajkund Mela takes off Mid-Day Mumbai, India By: M K Tayal Amid kikar trees, Madhukar Shankar Satpute is selling Kolhapuri chappals in an obscure place in Haryana. He, like all other craftsmen from Maharashtra have a reason to smile as they find a special place in Surajkund Handicraft Mela, which of late has become a landmark […]
China Exclusive: Endangered traditional embroidery of Chinese Sui minority sees revival
China Exclusive: Endangered traditional embroidery of Chinese Sui minority sees revival People’s Daily Sales of horsetail embroidery articles are currently low, but 40-year-old Song Shuixian still believes the traditional handicraft has great market potential for the future. With the support of local government, Song opened a shop half a year ago in Sandu, China’s only […]