Friday, 9 November 2012

Rural artisans imparted training

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsa here Thursday started a training workshop for rural craft persons with expertise in various craft fields as part of a series of workshops.

The series of master artisan training workshops is providing capacity building for 768 marginalised craft persons/artisans, mainly from rural districts with poor lower income groups while the current workshop will continue till November 21.

The participants of these workshops are home-based workers living in far-flung deprived areas, with no or limited linkage with big markets to sell their products.

Besides getting trained in various fields, the participants will also display and sale their products at Lok Virsa shops adjacent to open-air theatre, the organizers said.The important aspect of these trainings is to provide exposure to the skilled artisans.

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