The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women.

Roqia, a 22 year old business woman from Kabul, Afghanistan, has the “vision” to go far in the Afghan business world.

Roqia, who spent the majority of her childhood and adolescence in Iran during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, has started her own financial consulting services company and is excelling to new heights with it. The Afghan Vision Company, is specializes in preparing company’s annual financial statements and their tax forms.

Roqia has never run a business before and is running into occasional troubles here and there, but for the most part she is doing just fine, citing her desire to learn as her reason for motivation.

Another source of inspiration for Roqia is the constant progression of women in Afghan society. She feels that this is one of the chief motivators in having a successful business.

“I know that I will face a lot of problems in running my business because I am a young woman and Afghan people don’t want to believe in women’s abilities, but I am my own boss [now] and I want to show them that a girl, a woman can work as a man in Afghan society.”