Cultural development Sector extends the period of participating in 'Snayeat Misr'

CAIRO - 23 August 2019: Due to the popularity of the initiative " Egypt Artisans" -for artisan training- launched mid last month under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi as a campaign to protect and revive the heritage craft, it was decided to extend the period of subscription to the initiative until 29 August, to give the opportunity to the largest number to benefit from the initiative Implemented by the Cultural Development Fund Sector at Fustat Center for Traditional Crafts.

It is worth mentioning that the initiative aims to restore the heritage and traditional crafts to put them on spotlight and to rehabilitate a new generation of creators from the age of 18 to 40 years and train them on heritage and traditional crafts in the fields of :- copper works - shell - crust - Khyameya - porcelain - heritage ornaments.

The trainees will be given a certificate after passing the training period - 8 months is divided into two stages .