{LDJ Productions is partnering with House of Fashion Rwanda founders, Madam Rose Kabuye the Patron and John Bunyeshuli the CEO of this annual Fashion Week event www.kigalifashionweek.com and House of Fashion-Rwanda. }
The Serena Hotel in Kigali will play host to Kigali Fashion Week. The event is Slated for 5th to 8th November 2013 and will showcase 6 to 10 Rwandan designers. The event is looking to attract a global audience and looking to recruit 3 to 5 international brands to participate in this exciting project. The National Stadium (Amahoro) will be hosting part of the event with both international and local artists.
The mission of House of Fashion-Rwanda is to establish an Arts-Academy which will promote Rwandan culture and creativity through design &fashion. The Academy will be providing an environment for fostering, learning and creativity with young talent in Rwanda. Through its mission, which is steeped in education, the Academy will promote students knowledge and skills, that will instill in them the commitment necessary to attain access and success in the fields of arts.
A special program dedicated to entrepreneurship will assist students interested in building their own brands by providing business, marketing and sales skills plus customer service for Rwanda and to its dedication to the mission and its vision.
John Bunyeshuli is the co-founder House of Fashion Rwanda and CEO of Kigali Fashion Week together with Oscar Karekezi the CEO of Concept Plus Ltd are pioneering to make this year`s event a success.
Oscar Karekezi is a renowned project and event manager both locally and internationally.
House of fashion has partnered with one of the best event management company JOBSPACE CONSULTANTS-RWANDA as the event organizers and planners. www.jobspacerwanda.com and Facebook Page: JOBSPACERWANDA.
John is an International PR-Executive with over 20 years experience in the industry.
He is the PR director of the world renown Miss Scuba international /UK. www.missscuba.com
He currently resides in the UK/Canada with his home base in Kigali.
He works for various international bodies and Nations including the commonwealth HQ in London.
Laurie DeJong is CEO of LDJ PRODUCTIONS, based in New York City.
LDJ is responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of Fashion Week in New York and has consulted on Fashion Weeks in Mumbai, Toronto, Los Angeles and Miami.
LDJ produces large-scale events globally and their roster of clients includes L’Oreal, Yahoo, Twitter, Victoria’s Secret, Viacom and many more. Thru the organization “Peace Thru Business”, Laurie has spent the past two years as mentor to Rwandan Designer, ColombeItuzeNdutiye. Through this relationship she was introduced to Madam Rose Kabuye and John Bunyeshuli.
As the economy rebounds in Rwanda, fashion has become a relevant business and expected to create hundreds of local jobs and boost the economy. Deemed as the fastest growing economy in Africa, Rwanda is committed to independent financial status by the year 2020. Fashion Week and House of Fashion Academy are dedicated to assisting in this development and will boost the local economy and provide skills and resources needed to start sustainable businesses
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