The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women.

Books we are reading
February 11th, 2009

As we try to learn more about the culture and history of Afghanistan and Rwanda, the staff at IEEW share with each other books we’ve read - whether non-fiction or novels - about these countries. We wanted to share a few of those titles with you:

  • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Kahled Hosseini
  • The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini
  • We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families - Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch
  • Left To Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin
  • Kabul Beauty School - An American Woman Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez with Kristin Ohlson
  • Living in Hell - A true odyssey of a woman’s struggle in Islamic Iran against personal and political forces by Ghazal Omid.

Meet The Women You Can Help

Chantal “Sarah” Bucyana

Mrs. Bucyana has been in business and self employed for the past 14 years. Currently she owns and operates Elite Beauty Salon in Kigali City.

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Betty Habimana

Betty currently owns/operates a combination garment trading & tailoring shop and an arts and crafts shop.

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Amir Taj Sirat

Peace through Business® 2007 graduate. Taj owns a ball making business, employing women of Afghanistan to produce all types of balls - soccer balls, volley balls, etc.

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Gloria Uwizera

Gloria Uwizera owns and operates a textile and batiks design company called “Glo Creations”.

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Marguerite Nyagahura

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Bertha Kabuto

In business for 20 years, Eden Harvest and Highland Farmers, a food wholesaler, Bertha Kabuto has supplied supermarkets, restaurants, schools, military establishments

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