Voice Of America report on THATTA KEDONA
Monday, July 12, 2021
Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka, a small Pakistani village in District Okara, is world-famous for its Handicrafts, especially the ethnic dolls. VOA Urdu reports how this excellent project, which had transformed this village by providing extra income to the women and enabling them to lead a better life is facing financial difficulties these days.
Labels: Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 11:59 AM,
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Thatta Kedona Archive
"Thatta Kedona" is part of a wonderful development project in the village Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka, District Okara, Punjab, Pakistan, also called Amjad's Village. This project was initiated in early 1990s by a German couple Dr. Senta Siller and her husband Dr. Norbert Pintsch. They were invited by their pakistani student Amjad Ali, who was born in this village and was a student of Lette Verein Berlin at that time. Since then the women and girls of the village are creating beautiful handicrafts, including the best pakistani ethnic dolls. These handicrafts are not only sold in big cities in different Arts and Crafts Exhibitions but also online. Part of the income generated by the sale of these toys is also used to run different health, education and environment related projects in the village. This whole development project is overseen by the local NGO AFA (Anjauman-e-Falah-e-Aama).
Labels: AFA (NGO), Amjad Ali, DGFK Berlin, Hans-Peter Detmer, Norbert Pintsch, Senta Siller, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 11:39 AM,
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