Special women handicrafts bazaar opened in Badghis

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): Entrepreneur Women in northwestern Badghis province have demanded support for their businesses during the launching of a special women bazaar in the province.

The bazaar was inaugurated on Sunday and would be opened for three days.

Atiah Tokhi, in charge of the women market in Qala-i-Naw, said the market was opened by the UNDP in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industries to support women handicraft and other products.

Tokhi said six more women specific markets would be opened in Qala-i-Naw and two more in the districts.

She termed the opening of such markets effective and said: “It is an effective and it can create harmony between women outside the market and inside the market, and due to the increase in the price of handicrafts, their products should be introduced to foreign markets as well.”

She asked the government to create a suitable market in different parts of the country for the products produced by women entrepreneurs.

Najiba, another entrepreneur, termed the opening of such markets effective and demanded more support in this regard.

She said government should create more market opportunities so that women entrepreneurs could sell their products.

Matiullah Muttaqi, director Information and Cultural Affairs assured entrepreneur women of government full support and added that efforts were underway to explore more markets for women entrepreneurs.

“The Islamic Emirate strives to provide opportunities for women activities and support them,” he said.

He said after the takeover of the IEA it was the first time that a special bazaar was launched for women in Badghis.

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