Medha Amio Pari: Providing spaces for the youth in creative economy

Medha is a creative initiative and non-profit organisation, founded by fashion designer Emdad Hoque. He is currently the Vice-President of Fashion Design Council of Bangladesh. He has also worked for a long time with the British Council in their Creative Economy programme.  Recently, a creative skill development session, Medha Amio Pari, was held at Shanta Sky Mark, Gulshan. It was the opening ceremony of Medha's new initiative, where young people were given a space to share their stories and learn about working opportunities in the field of creative economy.

Creative economy is constructed on the use of one's innovative imagination to increase the value of an idea. Keeping that in mind, Medha aims to encourage the youth to explore their talents and endeavours in creativity. "Every individual has particular forms of creativity instilled in them," shares Emdad, who plans to host creative skill development workshops for teenagers on a regular basis. "If you are good at something, you can make that your profession."

 In the short time since its inception, Medha has successfully attracted a good number of volunteers who are willing to help the youth refine their creative knowledge. "I have received good responses from different educational organisations, as well" says the founder.

A press conference of Medha will be held in Chittagong in the first week of April. More information on the conference will be announced soon.