Afghan Women Learn Traditional Carpet Weaving
Develop women jobs in Afghanistan
Summary
Women learn to weave beautiful carpets, preserving their ancient Persian traditions. Carpet sales earn women income to support themselves and their families.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Herat, Afghanistan, has been a center of fine carpet weaving for thousands of years. However, this ancient art is in danger of extinction because of the last quarter-century of civil strife in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of thousands of skilled people and destroyed infrastructure, homes, and necessary resources. This project seeks to revitalize this ancient art by supporting women to be carpet weavers with training, supervision, equipment, and supplies.
Activities
A dozen women will learn a skill and earn a living wage. Carpet sale income provides funding for health care and education, literacy, computer classes, and teacher training for about 350 people in Herat per month through project partner, AIL.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,626
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $7,741
Total Funding Goal: $11,367
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This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Many Afghan women today experience cultural barriers to employment. But carpet weaving is a traditional income-earning occupation for women in Afghanistan. Therefore, women can easily use this skill to support themselves and their families.
Project Message
With AIL’s help, I learned carpet weaving and now have a frame in my home. I weave and sell carpets. My wage improves my children’s lives. I pray for AIL’s success in helping our poor homeland people.
- Fawzia, former carpet-weaving student
Who is Running This Project
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Toc Dunlap
President
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
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Organization
Creating Hope International (CHI)
Creating Hope International PO Box 1058
Dearborn,
Michigan
48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
http://www.creatinghope.org
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Afghanistan
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Afghanistan, read the Human Development Report on Afghanistan or the Wikipedia entry for Afghanistan.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 10, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 26, 2004
Latest Update from the Field
A Special Giving Opportunity.....
By Sondra Johnson - Empowered Afghan Women Thank You, November 10, 2009 03:50 PM
We wanted to share with you a very special opportunity to give more than 100% from November 10 through December 1st. Please share this with those you know who care. During this time, we are privileged to receive additional matching funds from your donation through Global Giving of at least 30%. The need is still great. Afghanistan struggles to become a country of strength and stability.
Six Afghan women work full time as carpet weavers in an AIL center hear Herat. These women get paid a living wage and some of the profits from the completed carpets, while doing work that carries on an Afghan tradition. They complete Kashani style carpets, and in the last several months have completed 3 carpets with a number of additional carpets in process.
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