Mosaic training programme concludes in Chitral

CHITRAL: A two-month-long mosaic training course concluded at the Community Hall Chitral. Some 27 females from different parts of the district attended the training and learned how to join small pieces of stones, marbles and prepare different decoration pieces.
Tehsil Nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahmad Khan was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, he stressed on the participants not to waste any opportunity to promote their small business by utilizing their skills. He said women could earn their livelihood without fear and in a respectable way if they continued and promoted the skill learnt during the training.
He said the district government would make efforts to arrange more training programmes to enhance women's skill. He advised them to continue their training on high level and assured them that trainers would be sent to Lahore and other big cities so that after returning to the district they could train more women.
The marble mosaic training workshop for women empowerment through skill development programme was arranged by the Pakistan Stone Development Company in collaboration with Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) Chitral.
Ms Munira thanked the tehsil nazim for arranging and conducting the training course. She demanded to extend the course to at least three months to enhance women's skill.
Khadeeja Sardar said due to unavailability of stone and marble pieces, most of their time was wasted. She called for assuring supply of stone and marble pieces before launching of the next training to save their time.--GH Farooqui