Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA). leading body helps announced Submitted on Saturday evening equipment support to a non-governmental organization organization (NGO) that holds out activities for children, youth and women in Algerian south city of Timimon.
All training and workshop needs of Tigurarin Society, one of Established associations in Timimon, in It was the great desert met by TIKA.
Turkey’s Ambassador to Algeria Mahinour Özdemir Goktas and Algerian TIKA coordinator Gökçen Kalkan attended the handover ceremony held at the Tigurareen Association. in Timimon.
“This is amazing support For the Tigurarin Society has made us Very happy that this association is trying to revive traditional art of Carpet weaving, which continued until the 1940s and then faded into oblivion,” Ambassador Goktas said while speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA).
Pointing out Especially that women of the region who and is trained in traditional Carpet weaving by the association contributes economically to their families, Göktaş stated that with the support Provided by TIKA, ”Many women You will be able to receive training on how to make traditional Carpets will have the opportunity to work from others homes. “
Algerian TIKA coordinator Kalkan on On the other hand, they said that they had created a chapter within the association in In order to provide theoretical training for young people on carpet production. He said that they provided this association with the loom operating in Timimon, noting that a lot of lethargy looms already The one in the center went through the process of repair as well.
Revitalization efforts traditional Carpet production that has been neglected for Many years exist in Great measure in Last few years. This assembly leading the way To restore the lost decorations and production techniques “Kalkan also pointed out.
Pointing out that Timimon is a city that began to develop in terms of Desert Tourism Kalkan also pointing to out The activities of the association will help to contribute to rising economic opportunities for women there.
