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Funding
to Date:
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$6,372 (%)
As of Feb 13 02:57 2012
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Theme:
Economic Development
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Sponsor: Marketplace 2005
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Project duration: Ongoing
Project's area of focus: Preserving Afghan art and culture and helping women develop small-business skills
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Herat, Afghanistan, has been a center of fine carpet weaving for thousands of years. However, this ancient art is in danger of extinction because of the last quarter-century of civil strife in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of thousands of skilled people and destroyed infrastructure, homes, and necessary resources. This project seeks to revitalize this ancient art by supporting women to be carpet weavers with training, supervision, equipment, and supplies.
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A dozen women will learn a skill and earn a living wage. Carpet sale income provides funding for health care and education, literacy, computer classes, and teacher training for about 350 people in Herat per month through project partner, AIL. |
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Many Afghan women today experience cultural barriers to employment. But carpet weaving is a traditional income-earning occupation for women in Afghanistan. Therefore, women can easily use this skill to support themselves and their families. |
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With AIL’s help, I learned carpet weaving and now have a frame in my home. I weave and sell carpets. My wage improves my children’s lives. I pray for AIL’s success in helping our poor homeland people.
- Fawzia, former carpet-weaving student
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Toc Dunlap,
Executive Director
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
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Afghan Institute of Learning
c/o CHI, PO Box 1058
DearbornMichigan48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
Organization's Homepage
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AIL's mission is to empower all Afghans who are needy and oppressed, especially women and children, so that they can support and take care of themselves. AIL, an organization founded and run by Afghan women, expands access to quality education and healthcare and encourages community participation in all programs. AIL's goal is to lay a foundation for quality education and health systems in Afghanistan that will meet the needs of women and children today and for generations to come.
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In addition to Women's Learning Centers, AIL supports schools and grassroots Afghan organizations, trains teachers and health professionals, publishes a Dari-language magazine, and founded a University. AIL is project partner with Creating Hope International (CHI), a 501(c)3 non-profit in the U.S. Through a long-term technical assistance agreement, CHI reviews and manages AIL's finances, acts as fiscal sponsor for AIL upon request, and provides advice, training, and fund-raising assistance.
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Fast-Tracking Education for Afghan Women and Girls
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Tailoring: A Small-Business Skill for Afghan Women
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Learning Centers for Rural Afghan Women in Herat
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Save Rural Afghan Women & Children With Healthcare
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Save Poor Afghan Families From Starving
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Afghan Women Learn Traditional Carpet Weaving
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Help Afghan Boys Trade Guns for Books
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Afghans Learn to Use Computers For Their Jobs
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Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely
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Afghans Learn Leadership for the 21st Century
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Train Effective Afghan Teachers
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Give Afghan Refugees the Gift of Education
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Help Afghan Communities Help Themselves
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Jump-Start Learning for Afghan Children
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Help Desperate Families from Pakistan Disasters
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Sakena Yacoobi,
Founder & Executive Director
Founded in 1995
Employees: 470
Volunteers: 3600
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Other funding sources: AIL has twelve grantors and numerous individual donors.
Religious Affiliation: None
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Sakena Yacoobi BS MPH was a Professor at D'etre University in Detroit. Returning to work with her own people in 1992, she founded the Afghan Institute of Learning, an Afghan women’s NGO which provides teacher training, health and education services to 350,000 Afghan women and children annually. She co-founded and is Vice President of Creating Hope International, a U.S. non-profit.
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Toc Dunlap BA JD is an experienced educator and teacher trainer and has worked with Afghans since 1967. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Herat and Charikar for 4 years and worked as administrator of refugee programs in Pakistan for 8 years. Additionally, she helped to found an alternative school in Jackson, California and was an international lawyer with Ford Motor Company for 8 years.
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