After leaving Pakistan, where she was a refugee, Marian traveled to Afghanistan and started a handy craft business under the name Mariam Handy Craft. She eventually created “Mariama Education and Culture Association” which trained 370 women in tailoring and literacy. She now sells the goods made by these women.
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Gloria Uwizera, Peace through Business® 2008 graduate and owner of GLO CREATIONS sent photos of her new endeavor.
She reports:
I would like to share some news with you. For the first news: After my return from the US, I thought of making cushion covers but It took me some time to prepare the designs for it. The first cushion covers were released in mid-October last year. Since that time, the cushion covers were selling better than t-shirts. This year the demand for a variety of sizes is there. Read the rest of this entry »
Juliet Mbabazi - Peace through Business®2008 graduate and Co-Owner of Real Innovations (http://www.realinnovations.rw/explore.php), an event and branding company reports great successes in her business:
Negotiations are underway with two sizable companies for contract awards. Though talks continue, one contract is near Read the rest of this entry »
Parween is a reseller of craft products such as clothes, including silk garments, small rugs, jewelry and tools for crafts people.
She opened her business in 2007 and has one employee.
She operates with one partner.
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Shakila owns a women’s handicraft resale association west of Kabul City. Shakila provides raw material to women crafters. Shakila uses primarily Hazara people who are expert handicrafts providers. When goods are complete, Shakila resells the product to two shops in Kabul, distributing the proceeds equally.
Shakila has two partners and a total of 35 crafters.
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Razia owns and operates a pottery and sewing company in Istalif district Kabul province- Afghanistan
Her company produces table runners , table cloths, bags, and dresses in the sewing section. The pottery section creates horses, pots, candle pots, kemal, plates, etc. which are both useful and decorative.
Betty & her quilting teacher, Nancy
Betty Kinyemma Habimana, Peace through Business®2008 graduate sent this update on March 3, 2009:
“PtB2008 is bearing fruits every other day! Talk about Networking! Networking was a topic commented on by every speaker that shared with us while at Oklahoma Christian University. Read the rest of this entry »
Generations Impact was created to train orphans and former sex workers how to design and create jewelry design and wall hangings. The business will soon include tannery products to further generate income.
Deborah worked in the social department at church and recognized that many needed more help than the church could afford or provide. By working with the poor and a few trusted partners, Deborah created Generations Impact and structured the business to share profits with those who do the work. This allows anyone to be a part of her business. As the trainees become self-supporting, they can move on to jobs that pay more, while continuing to offer service back to Generations Impact socially.
Deborah chose this business to be able to support her family and help others.
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Immy owns Dallas Investments Ltd - Kigali, an import-export business dealing mainly with distribution of petroleum products, cement and coffee. Her husband is her partner, and she serves as Managing Director and owns 50% of the business.
Note: From the observations made by the IEEW staff while in Rwanda in May 2009, the size of this operation is vastly understated. Immy’s company processes coffee beans for many small local growers, as well as for beans grown on her land. She provides a well open to local residents and allows her to more easily wash all the beans. Her desire is to acquire roasting capabilities.
Immy opened her business in 1996 and currently has 29 employees.
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Nadia Kamwenubusa manages a International Travel Agency which she owns with her mother and father. The agency originated in 1995 in Burundi, then moved to Rwanda in 2004 and Nadia joined the family business. Since that time, the business has experienced growth and now has 7 employees.
Nadia hopes to learn leadership and management skills from her training with Peace through Business®.
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Our 2010 Rwandan In-Country Students will graduate this Saturday, March 27, 2010! We are so proud of these women and all they have accomplished. They have worked the past eight weeks creating business plans and learning how to improve their businesses and their communities. They are a true testament to how lives can be changed [...]
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Farzana Ibrahimi has created a new brochure for her business in Afghanistan, Kandahar Health & Development Organization. Way to go, Farzana! Click here to download Page 1 of brochure Click here to download Page 2 of brochure
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