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Fashion for a Cause
The Acid Survivors’ Foundation (ASF) and the Australian Commission hosted the ‘Projapoti Christmas Collection 2009 Charity Fashion Show’ on 11 December 2009, displaying clothing and other fashion accessories made by acid violence survivors. This was ASF’s designed project to help the acid survivors regain their self-confidence and skills through vocational training in fashion and clothing production through the formal inauguration of “Projapoti Fashion Design Training House”. “Projapoti” project helps their social and economic re-integration through small enterprise training.
“Projapoti” has produced a limited edition fashion line of handcrafted products all made by acid survivors themselves during the training period. Acid survivors together with Australian Youth Ambassadors and students from the NSU Earth Club walked the red carpet modeling various tunics, panjabis and shirts, as well as other accessories.
The principle philosophy behind the fashion show constitutes “we are equal to each other” and “together we can make a difference”. The “Projapoti” or butterfly label was chosen by acid survivors for the fashion project to symbolise the transformation and inner growth that survivors go through to realise their potential, taking flight from a cocoon into a beautiful butterfly.
Technical assistance for the show was provided by Beauty Expert, Kaneez Almas Khan from Persona Beauty Care and by Fashion Designer, Emdad Hoque from Banglar Mela. Bitopi Advertising Limited designed the “Projapoti” logo. The event was organized through the joint effort of Option, with special gratitude to the fashion designers Rowshan Ara Begum and Swati Bhuiyan and project manager Tineke Kemena.
Australian High Commission in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and the Canadian International Development Agency are the core donors of ASF.
ASF has devised several projects to help survivors to reintegrate into society. All proceeds from the fashion show will do back to sustain the fashion design house “Projapoti” a project to develop survivors as entrepreneurs.
Article courtesty of Daily Star Life Style, December 15th 2009
Posted on December 17th 2009 by Rajpreet Sandhu in ASTI news
Comments (2 so far)
What a brilliant idea! Next step would be to make these available for purchase. I would buy these designs with pleasure. Also featuring acid survivors as models may be a good idea. Events like this will definitely raise profile of the issue. I did not know there was ASF in Australia… Also anyone know what Projapoti means?
Added by Lola on 10th January at 3:10 PM
just re-read the article and found what it means as well as that acid survivors took part in the show. was too excited when i read it first i guess!
Added by Lola on 10th January at 3:12 PM