BIAAF

Spain's Sustainable Development Plan- Goal 16

Bilbao International Art & Fashion (BIAAF)

Spain is part of the BIAAF program that promotes equality for students in fashion design and entrepreneurs. Human Rights movements have been on going for the past decade and this is one of them. Spain encourages every year young students and women to take action on this with their creativity and unique designs. 90 other countries also participate in this program with Spain, and that's about 1200 designers from all over Europe. Barcelona is one of the main cities where the art industry is seen as equal opportunities for all. Scholarships are given yearly to support quality education and boost the fashion industry.

The awards are given in 3 categories: Best Outfit Design, Best Accessory Design, and Best Basque Design. BIAAF has their contest yearly, so the students get to work hard until February where they will do the first cut.

Eneko Iturbe Balzola, from Spain was the  Special Category winner for this in 2018. He explains the inspiration of the piece from Spain's Civil War outfits.

photo credit: https://biaaf.com/ediciones_detalle.php?idioma=en

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Sustainable Goal 16 states,
"16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
 16.B Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development"
Spain has certainly followed through with this goal for all Art students, no gender exclusion. 



Sources:

BIAAF. Retrieved frohttps://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/?p=24642m

Spain Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/memberstates/spain

UN Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/peace-justice/