Arzu: The Story of Hope // 6 of 18
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- Kabul-KubraFamily.tif - 4992x3328px (47.6MB) Weaver Kubra and her family at their home loom in District 10 outskirt Kabul, Afghanistan, July 2006. Arzu, meaning "hope" in Dari, is a US non-profit organization that has worked in Afghanistan since 2004 to help employ and educate women through sourcing and selling rugs woven by them. Currently, Arzu has enrolled almost 700 women weavers, or 230 families, in Kabul, Bamyan and Andkhoi districts.
KEYWORDS
Afghan,
Afghanistan,
artisan,
Arzu,
Arzu Rugs,
Bamiyan,
Bamyan,
Buddhist City,
carpet,
Central South Asia,
children,
embarrassed,
empower,
family,
Hazara ethnic group,
hope by design,
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
Kubra,
laugh,
loom,
Middle East,
NGO,
post-Taliban,
rug,
smile,
social entrepreneur,
thread,
uneasy,
weaver,
wool
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