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Empowering Women, Empowering Their Children

admin / October 7th, 2010 / posted in afghan women, afghanistan families, economic sustainability, events, opportunity, social responsibility / no comments

With 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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Water Filters: Benefiting ARZU Families and the Local Community

admin / September 30th, 2010 / posted in afghan people, afghanistan families, social programs, sustainable environment / no comments

In 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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“That which does not destroy, strengthens.”

Connie K. Duckworth / September 2nd, 2010 / posted in afghan women, afghanistan families, social programs, social responsibility / no comments

- Friedrich Nietzsche

What is amazing about Afghan women is that they are still standing after all they’ve seen and experienced. With a life expectancy of 44 years, life is short and harsh. Yet, despite the daily hardships of grinding poverty and insecurity, they have a resiliency of spirit that inspires me every day.

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Distribution: The (Social) Entrepreneur’s Dilemma

Connie K. Duckworth / May 27th, 2010 / posted in business social responsibility, economic sustainability, social business enterprise, social change, social entrepreneur, social investment, sustainable economic development / no comments

If “earned income” is the roadmap to sustainability for non-profits, then, for innumerable international NGOs, identifying robust distribution channels for the goods they produce is the interstate highway to success. These are the direct routes that connect emerging market seller with developed market buyer. Developing these connections is the hardest part of the entrepreneurial journey.

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