Afghan Women Learn Traditional Carpet Weaving

Summary

Women learn to weave beautiful carpets, preserving their ancient Persian traditions. Carpet sales earn women income to support themselves and their families. progress report read updates from the field

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	£20 - 10 family members have food for 2 weeks because of a weaver’s income.
	£36 - One carpet weaver’s child can go to school for a year because of a weaver’s income.
	£41 - 20 people have a place to live for one month because of a weaver’s income.
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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: £3,672
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £2,114
Total Funding Goal: £5,786

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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

Contact

Toc Dunlap,
Executive Director
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
Email:

Project Sponsor

Marketplace 2005

Organisation

Afghan Institute of Learning
Afghan Institute of Learning
c/o CHI, PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
http://www.creatinghope.org/ail

Learn more about Afghan Institute of Learning and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in 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 December 22, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 26, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

Hoping to Expand

By Toc Dunlap - Executive Director, Creating Hope International, December 22, 2011 11:29 AM

Beautiful rugs have been completed this year by the women being
instructed in carpet weaving at two of AIL’s learning centers. Because each
carpet takes months to complete, space is limited to only a few
students at a time. We’re still hoping to expand this program in the
near future so that additional students can learn this fine craft.

We are thankful to everyone who has supported this project.

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