Fatima Najm is the founder of Creative Against Poverty and co-founder, of Zero Waste Village, based on Koh Phangan. Her practice focuses on using ancestral knowledge in a contemporary context. She trains her team to shape a future where creativity, land custodianship, and skill offer ways to heal, sustain, and earn. She has built a way of living that is regenerative, circular, and rooted in the belief that beauty, sustainability and practicality can exist side by side.
At WoW she will be working with leaf print assistants she has been training in Orangi Town, Defence, Tariq Road, and Korangi over the last five years as part of a collaboration with Developments in Literacy Life Skills and College participants.
Interactive
Step into a hands-on, heart-led workshop celebrating natural colour, heritage craft, and the joy of making slowly. Inspired by practices rooted in care, imagination, and integrity, this session invites participants to explore sustainable creativity through tactile, zero-waste methods. Together, participants will experiment with food-waste dyes, such as the rich hues of onion skin, while learning about ancient mordants and time-honoured techniques. We’ll also dive into leaf tapping and collaborative tapestry-making, using found foliage and reclaimed textiles to create new stories from what already exists. This is a truly regenerative experience: zero kilometre, zero waste, and full of meaning. Participants are encouraged to bring an old dupatta, kameez, t-shirt, or any beloved piece in need of revival. For walk-ins, a small collection of factory excess or discarded fabric will be available so no one is left out. Join Leaf Lab to reconnect with nature, reimagine the materials we already have, and rediscover the quiet magic of sustainable craft.
Interactive
Step into a hands-on, heart-led workshop celebrating natural colour, heritage craft, and the joy of making slowly. Inspired by practices rooted in care, imagination, and integrity, this session invites participants to explore sustainable creativity through tactile, zero-waste methods. Together, participants will experiment with food-waste dyes, such as the rich hues of onion skin, while learning about ancient mordants and time-honoured techniques. We’ll also dive into leaf tapping and collaborative tapestry-making, using found foliage and reclaimed textiles to create new stories from what already exists. This is a truly regenerative experience: zero kilometre, zero waste, and full of meaning. Participants are encouraged to bring an old dupatta, kameez, t-shirt, or any beloved piece in need of revival. For walk-ins, a small collection of factory excess or discarded fabric will be available so no one is left out. Join Leaf Lab to reconnect with nature, reimagine the materials we already have, and rediscover the quiet magic of sustainable craft.
