Training young girls in traditional Carpet weaving and income generation through carpet weaving in Kabul, Afghanistan

We have invested in ten girl (initially) to train them in carpet weaving skill.

While the girls are being on six months training they are also benefited from stipend ~$30, numeracy and literacy classes, midday meal and medical check up at the Carpet Weaving Workshop run by our partner organisation Afghan Action in Kabul, Afghanistan.

After the training the girls will be supported to set up their own carpet weaving business working from home and earn income. Our partner organisation - Afghan Action will continue to support the girls with design, marketing and supply of raw materials. The girls will be encouraged to continute their education while running thier own businesses.

The girls regular income, eduaction and carpet weaving skill will improve their self-esteem and confidence. They will manage better in life. All the girls dreams to be able to support thier families income, as you see few case studies below. Hopefully they will be able to help their families.

A Case study of one of the trainees from the carpet weaving workshop   Zakia is 15 years old. She was born in Ghazni province. During the Taliban regime her family was in kabul and her brother was killed by the Taliban. Her father was so ill and died. Now her second brotheris working as a mechanic and he is respondible for feeding his family. Zakia came to the center to learn carpet weaving skill in order to be able to bring income to the family after the training. Zakia very much wants to help the family's economic problem and help her brother.

Completed project

Building bakeries for war widows in Panjsheer, Afghanistan

Role of women and gender gap in Afghanistan

The status of Afghan women has been a contentious issue amongst different political factions as well as the conservative rural population and regimes for several decades. There is the need to enhance Afghan women’s role and status within society so that they can participate in the current and future development of Afghanistan.

The primary aim of our project was to narrow the gender gap through the livelihood approach and empower war widows and orphaned girls in Afghanistan.

The bakeries

In partnership with the Afghan Mother and Child Rescue (AMCR), a UK based charity operating in Afghanistan we have established two bakeries in Panjsheer, Afghanistan. Each of the bakeries provided income for 8 widows and orphaned teenage girls. The project has been replicated to neighbouring villages by our partner. The project has been replicated to neighbouring villages by our partner. Five bakeries in total were run by war widows in Panjsheer. According to our partner recent report nnfortunately two of the bakeries have been closed due to male dominated environment.