Establishing the first academy specialized in traditional crafts
Heritage garrisons in the Emirates ... gold fingertips
Emirati craftswomen are keen to educate the new generation. WAM
With golden hands trained by grandmothers and mothers, the heritage protectors in the UAE work to sustain traditional crafts, to preserve them from extinction, and to ensure that they are passed on to children, generation after generation, to tell the history of their fathers and grandfathers, as the daughter of the Emirates plays a prominent role in preserving her national identity and heritage One of the traditional customs and crafts.
From this standpoint, Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, Chair of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, this year, directed the establishment of the first academy specialized in Emirati crafts in the General Women's Union, the Emirati Craftsmen Academy, with the aim of building the capabilities of national female cadres Specialized in handicraft and heritage industries, and upgrading handicrafts and handicrafts with economic feasibility, and making them an effective economic component to create job opportunities.
First center
The Union's Handicraft Industries Center, which was established in 1978, aims to revive, develop and preserve heritage from disappearing, and it enjoys material and moral support from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, as her Highness gave the issue of heritage great attention, and strengthened that with the development of the Industries Center to focus on heritage and craft industries And participation in specialized local, Arab and international conferences and exhibitions.
This center is the first specialized center in the country in the field of heritage, whose goals are focused on preserving the heritage and traditional industries and handicrafts, protecting them from extinction, developing them and introducing them to modern generations.
Complementary to the initiatives
The establishment of the Emirati Craftsmen Academy comes as a continuation of those initiatives that would enhance the Emirati heritage and transmit it to future generations, by building the capabilities of craftswomen and developing their artistic, intellectual, technical and administrative skills, by organizing development and professional training programs, in addition to listing and documenting all heritage and crafts industries to preserve the country's heritage And its national identity.
The Academy will work to build partnerships with federal and local state agencies and private institutions that work in the field of preserving the heritage and handicraft industries and coordinate with them in order to support their preservation and development, encourage women to invest in heritage and handicraft industries, and coordinate with the institutions concerned with providing material support to micro-projects. And small and medium-sized enterprises in the country in the fields of heritage and handicraft industries, in addition to contributing to the preservation of the country's cultural heritage and traditional handicraft skills and passing them on to the younger generations.
Capacity building
The Academy focuses on building the capabilities and developing the skills of craftswomen in the field of design and art, and working to develop and integrate traditional crafts with modern industries, enabling them to work on creating contemporary designs bearing the national identity with a global spirit, and preparing research and studies in the field of heritage and handicraft industries and working to develop them.
For her part, the Director of the Heritage and Handicraft Industries Department at the General Women's Union, Lulwa Al-Hamidi, expressed her pride and pride in the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, to establish the academy, noting that her Highness set the most amazing examples of giving and hard work.
She affirmed the continuous support of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, in the march of Emirati women, and their participation in all sectors of work, to achieve the highest leadership positions and excel in all fields, while preserving the teachings of the Islamic religion and the authentic Emirati customs and traditions, to be an honorable example to be emulated in international forums.
Care for hobby owners
The General Women's Union is keen on empowering women economically and socially, through handicrafts, and working on developing and upgrading them and transforming them into entrepreneurs, by implementing and encouraging research activities in the fields of heritage and crafts industries, and developing the creative and technical capabilities of women workers in the field of crafts and heritage industries, And providing support and care for hobbyists, including girls.
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• Lulwa Al-Hamidi: “Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, she has set the most amazing examples of giving and hard work.”
• The “Emirati Craftsmen Academy” aims to build the capabilities of national female cadres specialized in the handicraft and heritage industries.