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News 04 Jul 2013 3 min read

Women's work better valued

The beneficiaries of the women's centres of Fez are exhibiting, from 4 July, their embroidery, knitting, sewing, and decorative object works. And it is the fruit of a year of learning as well as a deep desire to come out of the shadows.
Women's work better valued
Embroidery, knitting, sewing, and decorative object works from the women's centres of Fez, on exhibition since 4 July, are worth a detour. And it is the fruit of a year of work and learning by young girls who have dropped out of school, domestic helpers, housewives, residents of hospitals and prison establishments, and even university students and teachers who join the women's centres for the learning of these trades. Women who deserve to be valued, appreciated, and recognised for who they really are. And this, regardless of their level of education and their socio-economic background. "It is a tradition of the delegation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports to close the school year with an exhibition of the productions and innovations of the beneficiaries of these establishments. It is for us the culmination and crowning of a year of in-depth work and learning in the fields of textiles,…

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