CALL FOR APPLICATION: “OIC Youth Capital HALAL FOOD and FASHION FESTIVAL” in Putrajaya, MalaysiaIslamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), an international institution affiliated to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia is organizing the “OIC Youth Capital Halal Food and Fashion Festival” in Putrajaya (Malaysia), on 8-9 April 2017. The double-fold Festival is being organized in conjunction with Grand Opening Ceremony of “Putrajaya – OIC Youth Capital 2017” a year-long International Programme approved by relevant decisions of the OIC 43rdCouncil of Foreign Ministers and the 3rd Islamic Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers.
OBJECTIVES
The Festival aims to bring together young entrepreneurs in the fields of Islamic fashion to showcase their projects and products as well as to exchange creative ideas, to build investment and collaborative partnerships at variety of thematic sessions. Serving as a new horizon in opening the minds of the young people to the challenging realms and norms existing in business, the festival will enable them to discuss and submit their projects and proposals to the relevant parties and possible partners.
ORGANIZERS
The main co-organizers are ICYF-DC and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia in cooperation with the following partners:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wisma Putra. (OIC and Regional Cooperation Division)
- Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Malaysia
- Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
- Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM)
- Putrajaya Cooperation
- Malaysian Youth Council
THE FORMAT AND PROGRAMME DETAILS
The 2 days international programme is expected to bring young entrepreneurs together to contribute to the success of the event and explore new business opportunities for your projects and products. Participants will be provided with opportunity to present their projects or products in the special exhibition as well as thematic sessions.
The programme will be a combination of;
- Exhibition – Halal Food and Fashion
- Fashion Show, Sharing Session, Promotion of Products
- Halal Food Showcase from OIC Member States (sharing session, promotion of products)
Participants are allowed (if desired) to bring their food and fashion products. It may be authentic national items and products which will be used to showcase, exhibit, try-out, sampled and also to be either consumed, sold, distributed or shared among participants and other attendees of the Festival & Exhibition.
VENUE AND DATE
The date and venue of the OIC Halal Food and Fashion Festival is 8 – 9 April, 2017 in Florida Putrajaya,Malaysia. Arrivals and departures are expected to be, respectively on 7 April and 10 April, 2017.
