Bazaar 2025 in Berlin
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Dr Senta Siller in Discussion with Muhammad Rumman Ahmen from the Pakistan Embassy in Berlin
After 25 years, the Thatta Kedona project is once again present at the Berlin Trade Fair. In 2001, under the auspices of the Pakistan Export Promotion Bureau in Karachi, 12 NGOs were presented, all showcasing handcrafted products. These were compiled by Dr. Siller, who, starting in 1993, developed special handcrafted products—namely dolls—dressed in the traditional clothing of various regions, trained women in rural areas, and intensively supported the village doll project. The aim was to selflessly provide women in rural areas with a family-friendly supplementary income alongside their family and agricultural work.
The project soon led to subsidiary projects (Cameroon, Colombia, among others) and gained recognition through EXPO 2000 in Hanover and Aichi (Japan). The dolls received a UNESCO award and were sold as a special item in Dubai, at the United Nations in New York, and at museum bazaars in Central Europe – always under the motto "unique pieces, not mass-produced" and with the vision: "Preservation of local traditional culture and UNESCO World Heritage..."
Patron of Thatta Kedona Stall Dr Senta Siller with volunteer Sabine
Labels: Cultura e V Nauen, DGFK e V Berlin, Dr Senta Siller, Thatta Kedona
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