More than 100 women displayed their handmade products in an international exhibition held in Kabul.
The exhibition was held for four days under the title of “Bahar-e-Naw” and was part of a week-long promotion of industry.
Some female entrepreneurs said that holding such an exhibition is important to motivate women to display or sell their handmade products in the market.
“We, the women, are motivated and when we are motivated, we can work,” said Pashton Amiri, a female entrepreneur.
Their products are handmade materials made from precious stones, textile and other materials.
All of the organizers and participants of the exhibitions are women who came from various provinces of the country to display their products.
“The number of our employees include 72 women who work with us, 32 women are working with me,” said Fatima Hossieni, a female entrepreneur.
“We were not able to visit the traders because the section for females is separated from the male. The men couldn’t visit our displays,” said Noorzia Safi, a female entrepreneur.
A German entrepreneur called Setara said that she has been working in the rose business for the past seven years in Afghanistan.
Setara, who is one of the participants of the exhibition, said that in the rose season she hires around 150 female employees. “The women are ready to work but there are still economic problems,” she said.
The visitors of this exhibition are also women. They called on the citizens to use the domestic products in order to support domestic entrepreneurs.
“The products which we have seen were symbols of Afghan culture and identity,” said Sahar Ahmadi, a visitor.
Meanwhile, female entrepreneurs urged the Islamic Emirate to support women traders and to facilitate such an exhibition which could be effective for their business.
Three female artists held an exhibition in the capital city of western Herat province to display their artwork.
These young female artists said they wanted to give a positive motivation to the Afghan women and that women and girls should be active in the society.
“I want to motivate those who are at home and don’t want to do activities,” said Raufa Shams, an organizer of the exhibition.
At least 70 works were displayed at this exhibit.
“There are a lot of girls and women who are silent now and don’t have the courage to say something. We wanted to present their voice through our work,’ said Rozita Mohammadi, an organizer.
The exhibition is the first to be held by female artists in Herat city since the fall of the former government. The visitors welcomed the exhibition.
“I call on the people to come here and see the exhibition. Their visit will also boost the motivation of these artists,” said Nazila Khadmi, a visitor.
Provincial officials said that they will support the art field in the country.
“The Ministry of Information and Culture supports the artists and those who have artistic skills,” said Naeemul Haq Haqqni, the head of Information and Culture of Herat.
The exhibition will be open for a period of eight days. The three young artists said that they are hoping to bring happiness to the faces of the citizens by holding such an exhibit.—Tolonews
