Founder & CEO Connie K. Duckworth and the rest of the ARZU STUDIO HOPE team would like to sincerely thank all of the men and women who have served in our country’s military, past and present. We would especially like to thank the United States Marine Corps for traveling with Connie during her recent trip [...]
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Honoring Our Service Men and Women on Veterans Day
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admin / October 7th, 2010 / posted in afghan women, afghanistan families, economic sustainability, events, opportunity, social responsibility / no commentsWith Child Health Day on Monday and U.S. National Children’s Day coming up this Sunday, October is a month dedicated to improving the lives of children in our global community.
At ARZU STUDIO HOPE, our mission is to empower women weavers in Afghanistan; and by doing so, we also strive to help their families. As the saying goes, “Educate a woman and you educate a family.” ARZU believes in this statement, with education being a main priority.
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admin / September 30th, 2010 / posted in afghan people, afghanistan families, social programs, sustainable environment / no commentsIn partnership with DACAAR, a Kabul-based NGO, ARZU initiated a water-filtration system production pilot program to train apprentices in this trade. You can read the specifics behind the initiation of this program in the past STIR blog post, “Afghan Women Hard at Work.”
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admin / August 26th, 2010 / posted in afghan women, events, social responsibility / no commentsFrom the ARZU STUDIO HOPE staff…
Today is Women’s Equality Day – commemorating the passing of the 19th Amendment in the United States as well as the continued efforts to bring full equality for women worldwide.
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