Qeshm Island UNESCO Global Geopark strives to discover and nurture talented students so that they can reach their full potentials.

Published on : Aug 11, 2020

Qeshm Island UNESCO Global Geopark strives to discover and nurture talented students so that they can reach their full potentials.

In support of active groups of students and their small industries, Qeshm Island UNESCO Global Geopark has held numerous educational courses and workshops in order to enhance the quality of their products and create a market place for them in domestic as well as international exhibitions.

Five active student groups that are recognized as geopark partners are as follows:

First Group

KASHEF Plan

Students from Dulab, Guri, Deyrestan and Borkeh Khalaf villages

 Main Objective

Producing ‘Namakdan Candles’, one of the innovations of Qeshm Island UNESCO Global Geopark as a geoproduct, created to exihibit the beauties of Namakdan Cave Geosite, contributing to conserving the national and international heritage and preventing its degradation

Namakdan Candles were well-received internationally.

Available at

Instagram: shame_namakdan

Second Group

MANA Plan

Andisheh Khalij-e-Fars Community Mental Health Partners

Main Objective

An empowerment and entrepreneurship project initialized by adolescent girls with the intention of creating job opportunities through selling their handicrafts

Available at

Andisheh Khalij-e-Fars Institute, Qeshm City

Third Group

Shushi Dolls

A workshop Established in 2015 with the participation of 10 students from Salakh village and the leadership of Mr. Morshed Salakh Nejad

Main Objective

Introducing and safeguarding the island’s customs, traditions and rituals through the production of local traditional dolls known as ‘Dokhtolouk’

Available at

Dolls Museum, Salakh village

Fourth Group

My Dokhtolouk

Since 2005, girls from Borkeh khalaf village have been producing Dokhtolouk dolls with their mothers in the women’s cooperative established in the village

Available at

Visitor Center in Stars Valley Geosite

Handicraft shops in Borkeh Khalaf village

Fifth Group

Fatemeh Zahra Salakh

A group of students from Salakh village creating innovative artworks out of textile waste and disposables and selling their products

Available at

Art Garden, Salakh village

Narrator

Fatemeh Bala Koohi

Member of KASHEF, Guri village