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In the framework of the project “Better access to psycho-social and medical support in Moldovan prisons”, implemented by RCTV Memoria and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through the Human Rights program of the Dutch Embassy in Bucharest, the women inmates of the Penitentiary Rusca learned how to design, embroider and assembled IA, the traditional Moldovan blouse. The IAs created have already been shown in different occasions such as an exhibition and sale at the library BP Hasdeu or a fashion show Ie-terapie la MaestrIA.

On Saturday June 8th, the blouses were exposed for sale at the festival IA MANIA organized by Klumea in Holercani. IA MANIA is a festival promoting Moldovan culture through food, music, dance and artisanal work. The highlights of the day were without any doubt the traditional costume parade with inhabitants coming from fifteen different villages around and the gigantic Hora gathering numerous participants of the festival.

By buying an IA at the RCTV Memoria’s stand, you were not only acquiring a nice blouse, but also perpetuating Moldovan traditions and participating in the improvement of inmates’ life in Moldovan penitentiaries.