Women's catwalk creations Lab Dakar

Saturday 6 at Hostel Marina parade of presentation of the garments created by Senegalese women of the cooperative GIS GIS within the project of co-operation and interchange of IPSIA Sardinia. The morning at Ussaramanna project submission to the Library House Zedda.

From the outskirts of Dakar to the catwalk. A real fashion show to present the garments made by the twelve girls of the GIS GIS, the female protagonist of the senegalese cooperative project "Lab Dakar”.

L ’ event, to be held Saturday 6 October all 18 ToHostel Marina (Ladders San Sepolcro) a Cagliari, is the culmination of the initiative to cooperate and promote female entrepreneurship in Senegal funded by the Region Sardinia (funds regional law 19/1996) and carried out by IPSIA Sardinia, lead partner, together with the Comune di Ussaramanna, to Gis Gis Cooperative and all’Association Sunugal Senegal and in National PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE.

In the morning, starting from 10.30 in the library premises Home Zedda in via Dante in Ussaramanna, A meeting will be held to present the project with the participation of Blessed Iannelli, President of IPSIA Sardinia, Julius Vismara and Sara Meucci, project promoters Lab Dakar, Luca Piazzi, IPSIA National contact person for projects in Africa, Awa Fofana, member of the Gis Gis is Marco Sideri, Mayor of Ussaramanna. The conference will also be attended by the middle school students under Pietro Cavaro.

Representing the Gis Gis, There will be one of the female members, that during this week, will be able to relate to some formative realities, which theEuropean Institute of Design (IED), some local realities of women entrepreneurs in the fashion industry, the representatives of the Fair Trade Shop Sucania, The local Association Sunugaal that brings together the Senegalese community.

"The stated goal of the project was, on one side, strengthen the entrepreneurial experience of Gis Gis, which female enterprise best practices in the local context, and promote the employment of women from the suburbs of Dakar in the tailoring sector through quality technical training – explains the president of IPSIA Sardinia and project coordinator Blessed Iannelli – and, from ’ more, expand the product catalogue and strengthen trade links in Senegal and Italy. At the same time, here in Sardinia, We tried to convey a strong message to new generations: education is a key aspect in order to create opportunities and the business may be a way to counter the phenomenon of youth unemployment ".

Another fundamental point of Lab Dakar was to stimulate thecultural exchange between Sardinia and the African country, but not only: "We wanted to tell another side of the theme of migration – continues the Iannelli – there are people who, they leave their land, but most people decide to stay at home and thus contribute to the social and economic growth ".

Thanks to the efforts of associations and the financing of the region of Sardinia, A successful experiment has been carried out not only of economic cooperation is institutional, but also of cultural comparison is social: Through the involvement of the immigrant community and schools, we work on culture of acceptance, the welcome and integration. Fundamental aspects at a time characterized by the development of mechanisms of hatred, racism and intolerance towards migrants.

04 October 2018