NGO hosts ‘Orange the Runway’ fashion, advocacy show

In observance of the ongoing international 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign, the Heart to Art Foundation is slated to debut its charity event, Orange the Runway: Volume 1, a fashion, awards and advocacy show today.

The mandate of the Heart to Art Foundation is to combat mental illness through the arts. According to a press release from the organising committee, the event, which is scheduled for 3 pm today at the Herdmanston Lodge, in Georgetown, is aimed at raising awareness of GBV in Guyana and the Caribbean, as well as providing funding for groups which seek to reduce and eliminate GBV and other social ills.