Thatta Kedona

Culture is a Basic Need

Ambassador H.E. Saqlain Syedah honors Dr. Senta Siller on Her 90th Birthday
Monday, November 17, 2025

On the occasion of her 90th birthday

Landgut Stober / GrossBehnitz

On November 16th, a gathering of friends and relatives took place at the Stober estate.

Memories were shared, and posters showcasing Senta's activities were displayed in four rooms, accompanied by refreshments.

Owner Michael Stober, a former student of Senta, opened the gathering and highlighted his special relationship as a foster mother,- the estate also houses the analog Senta Siller Archive.

The ambassador spoke about Senta's selfless work and honored her achievements with a medal and a certificate.

Senta's son, Henri, introduced the relatives, volunteers, and friends in attendance.

Senta's former student, Amjad Ali, who continues her work in the village of Thatta Ghulamkha Dhiroka at the Senta Siller Design Centre, took the opportunity to provide further information.

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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..."