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This news article from Rishing Kashmir news details the product design training workshop organised by Yakjah Reconciliation and Development Network, a non-profit social innovation working for youth peacebuilding leadership and women’s empowerment, for women artisans of Jammu & Kashmir. The training was facilitated by Piyush Suri, Founder and Creative Director of Handmade in Britain, the […]
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The design intervention was not only an essential step but also one that opened the door to further conversations regarding a range of topics. From the foundational requirements of the craftswomen associated with our project to the larger picture of how crafts persons navigate their space in the Jammu and Kashmir economy, we touched on […]
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A report on the Kashmir group by Urzeeba – features a daily diary of the Project Pari product design training that took place from 12th to 17th December 2022 in Srinagar, Kashmir. Urzeeba (2022) Culture and Conflict Transformation & Empowerment Stream: Project Pari Product Design Training (Kashmir Group) Culture-and-Conflict-Product-Design-Training-December-2022-Jammu-Kashmir
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A report on the Basoli group by Urzeeba – features a daily diary of the Project Pari product design training that took place from 18th to 22nd December 2022 in Jammu, Kashmir. Urzeeba (2022) Culture and Conflict Transformation & Empowerment Stream: Project Pari Product Design Training (Basoli Group) Culture-and-Conflict-Product-Design-Training-December-2022-Jammu-Kashmir
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Jammu and Kashmir, a region with an extraordinary past, intertwines its art, craft, and culture. Women have dedicatedly guarded the customary art and craft of Jammu and Kashmir- a significant ingredient of its rich culture. The territory is well-known for producing exceptional handicrafts through conventional skills and techniques. Papier-mâché products, Pashmina shawls, carpets, embroidery as […]
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Yakjah Reconciliation and Development Network, a non-profit social innovation working for youth peacebuilding leadership and women’s empowerment organized a ‘Product Design Training’ workshop for women artisans of Jammu and Kashmir. The training held from December 12-22, 2022 in Srinagar and Jammu is part of a five year research project on ‘Culture and Conflict’ in partnership […]
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The Culture & Conflict project is based at Middlesex University (UK) and at Laajverd in Pakistan. The project is part of the GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub at London School of Economics and it contributes to the work stream entitled ‘Transformation and Empowerment.’ The crafts report, written by the consultant Nitin Goyal, as a […]
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The historical and turbulent migration processes of Lebanon are reflected in a dynamic and composite country demography, including gender and labour features of migration. Currently, the number of migrant workers and refugees are exceptionally high in the country. Most migrants and refugees are women who live and work in unprotected conditions, making them vulnerable to […]
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Afghanistan has been witnessing one of the worst internal displacements and refugee crises in the world for more than 40 years. Every Afghan regime shift brought up a fresh wave of refugee crisis and humanitarian disaster in the country. Since the 1970s, it is estimated that 6 million Afghans have fled their country. Despite the […]