The fashion training program in Mexico continues
Milan, New York and Querétaro, 7th March 2025 – Ahead of the International Women's Day, Prada Group and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, announce the third edition of the “Fashion Expressions: The Stories She Wears” program. After the initiative launched in Mexico in 2023, following on from the Ghana and Kenya edition in 2022, the project now enters a new stage of development.
The 2025 edition once again places fashion at the center of empowerment to cultivate women's talent and contribute to the well-being of local communities.
The program, which will be running from April 2025 to February 2026, will be characterized by a peer-to-peer learning approach.
The program will engage 46 artisans from Querétaro: 26 of whom completed the training last year and will take on the role of mentors, alongside a new group of 20 young women, aged 25 to 28, with embroidery and craftsmanship experience, nominated by the previous cohort of artisans from their communities.
A first phase, dedicated to developing and enhancing the women's technical and creative skills, will be followed by a series of practical sessions with industry experts. The program will also include modules on business development and financial literacy, and will culminate with lessons on gender equality and human rights, providing information and education on the prevention of gender-based violence, information on access to counselling and support services and education around their overall sexual and reproductive rights and health.
