Anju Thapaliya performed a traditional dance from Nepal, and Utah first lady Abby Cox and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall gave opening messages to kick off the virtual 11th annual Women of The World Fashion Show and Gala on Wednesday night.
WoW founder and executive director Samira Harnish spoke about this year’s theme “Rise Up” and said “When we do things together, there is nothing that we can’t do.”
The fashion show, which was broadcast on Facebook Live, is a fundraiser for Women of the World, a nonprofit organization that empowers refugee, immigrant and asylum-seeking women. According to the website, Women of the World “focuses on what works best for our women to achieve self-reliance quickly and effectively, namely, educational advancement, employment opportunities, and English proficiency.”
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nora Abu-Dan and Satin Tashnizi host the livestream of the Women of World Refugee Fashion at Commonwealth Studios in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Samira Harnish expresses her concern to those who suffered in the past year during the streaming of the Women of World Refugee Fashion at Commonwealth Studios in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Anju Thapaliya performs a Nepali dance during for the livestream of the Women of World Refugee Fashion at Commonwealth Studios in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nora Abu-Dan and Satin Tashnizi host the livestream of the Women of World Refugee Fashion at Commonwealth Studios in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
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