SINDH RURAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

The three-day Sartyoon Sang Crafts Exhibition was organized by the Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) in collaboration with the Sindh Government and its partners displaying work of around 3,545 women artisans from the different districts of Sindh and aims to provide them with market linkages.
Sindh chief minister, Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the exhibition on Friday 04 January 2019 in Ocean mall Karachi. The chief Minister appreciated the endeavor of Sindh Rural Support Organizations for poor and destitute community and expecting in future to keep such spirit for rural communities of Sindh.Appreciating the exhibition, CM sindh said arranging such an activity to promote artisans, handicrafts and Sindh’s culture was a great effort being made by the SRSO also. He further said that artisans dedicate their entire lives to preparing masterpieces, but their work is never appreciated in urban centers, such as Karachi, “However, these activities will certainly bring the handicrafts of Sindh in the limelight, said Murad Ali Shah.
All three-days (4, 5 and 6 January 2019) of the exhibition received an overwhelming response from local and international visitors. As many as 15 stalls were set up in the mall’s main foyer that exhibit garments, Ajrak, furniture, decoration pieces, leather handbags, bed sheets and other traditional items.
These colorful and captivating products was produced by thousands of rural women from different remote villages of Kashmore-Kandhkot, Shikarpur, Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot Jacobabad, Khairpur, Sukkur and other districts of Sindh. Visitors took keen interest in handmade household goods and other traditional products. The event also featured traditional folk dances.
Thank You all our media partners and our Sponsors and Management of Ocean Mall for supporting us in such a great cause. A huge thank you to Buyers and Visitors, we look forward to seeing you at the next event.
The Craft Exhibition is being organized by SRSO for the sixth year in consecutive with the motive to support ethical fashion and to promote crafts of some of the most marginalized women in the province. Sartyoon Sang Crafts is the social enterprise of Sindh Rural Support Organization established with the vision to provide a market linkage to the disadvantaged artisans especially rural women by promoting their skills and crafts initially at regional level and then gradually at national and international level.