Gender and trade - empowerment through textiles in rural Pakistan
Design and market training with visiting European designers who were invited to work directly with women textile producers.
Following an initial scoping, in spring 2007 the RSPN set up an Enterprise Facilitation Unit (EFU) with design and product development support from CSM textile and fashion design student interns. Design and market training in the field preceded a series of masterclasses held in Karachi and Hunza, in which visiting European designers were invited to work directly with women textile producer. The resulting products will be shown at an exhibition in London. Alongside continued product development,costings, quaility & logistical training, a series of co-operative values training events in the field, have been supported by the CoOp College in Manchester.
