Bijna tweeduizend jaar geleden verrichtte Plancia Magna baanbrekend werk door een indrukwekkende invloed uit te oefenen op de stad Perge. En dat ondanks de gebruikelijke passieve rol van vrouwen in die tijd. Ze werd geboren in een rijke, machtige familie. Maar in plaats van een gemakkelijk leven te leiden, gebruikte ze haar bevoorrechte positie ten gunste van haar stad. Haar moed, onafhankelijkheid en karakter werden nog lang na haar overlijden bewonderd en inspireerden vrouwen door de eeuwen heen om invloedrijke rollen in de maatschappij na te streven.
Je gids, die is opgeleid door National Geographic, laat je de oude stad Perge zien met de nadruk op het leven en de nalatenschap van Plancia Magna, een figuur die zelfs nu nog inspireert. Misschien was Plancia wel een inspiratiebron voor Hatice Adıgüzel, wiens werkplaats je hierna bezoekt. Je ziet welke vaardigheden en kunstzinnigheid er komen kijken bij het maken van lampen en tuinornamenten van kalebassen. En je hoort van Hatice zelf wat haar bedrijf zo bijzonder maakt: haar leiderschap in een door mannen gedomineerde werkcultuur, haar inzet voor de empowerment van lokale vrouwen en haar keuze voor duurzame materialen.
Tijdens een praktische workshop maak je je eigen decoratieve kalebas en kom je meer te weten over Hatice werk met de lokale vrouwengemeenschap. Ze deelt haar succes door vrouwen in dienst te nemen om de kalebassen vanuit hun eigen huis te kweken en te decoreren voor het bedrijf. En ze bereiden de hapjes waar je tijdens de workshop van smult. Hatice wil vrouwen helpen die vanwege de zorg voor de kinderen of soortgelijke beperkingen niet in staat zijn om regulier te werken, door ze een gemakkelijke bron van inkomsten te bieden.
Nat Geo Day Tour: Vrouwen van Antalya, van vroeger tot nu
- Bezoek de oude stad Perge en kom meer te weten over Plancia Magna, 's werelds eerste vrouwelijke burgemeester in een door mannen gedomineerd tijdperk die de weg vrijmaakte voor sterke vrouwen in de toekomst.
- Ontmoet Hatice Adıgüzel, een pionier, kunstenaar en bedrijfseigenaar die met kalebassen werkt om lampen en tuinornamenten te creëren en die zich inzet voor de empowerment van lokale vrouwen in een door mannen gedomineerde industrie.
- Neem deel aan een workshop om je eigen kleine decoratieve kalebas te maken met natuurlijke materialen. Kom meer te weten over zowel het ambacht als Hatice's bijdragen aan de lokale vrouwengemeenschap.
- Smul van een selectie van authentieke lokale hapjes bereid door de vrouwen die met Hatice werken tijdens je bezoek aan de werkplaats.
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