KABUL (SW) – Amid tough socio political circumstances, a group of young motivated girls have launched a clothing brand for women in Kabul.
This group of three girls have launch their signature brand “Harir” worth 200,000 afghanis at their own expense, in which 15 girls and women who are left out of education have also been provided with jobs.
Farhanaz Fariborz, one of the founders of this store, says that after three months of effort, they managed to open this store.
She adds: “We have been working on different plans for three months now. Along with us, 15 other women have been provided with work. We want to expand our work to the provinces. Our goal was to find a job for those who are lagging behind in school and university.”
According to Farhanaz, not only in the sales department, girls and women work with them in the embroidery, needlework, designing and sewing departments.
Alia Harir, one of the other founders of this store, says that they are trying to prove the abilities and talents of women. “They should support us so that we can provide work for more people because we women work for women.”
Mehrieh, a resident of Kabul, who stopped going to university and is supposed to work in the sales department of this store, says that she hopes that working in this place will pave the way for her progress. She added: “We work to succeed together and not only in Kabul, but we can send to all over Afghanistan. We ourselves produce and give work to women.”
On the other hand, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Javad, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, says that this ministry is trying to provide more facilities to women.
He added: “We have 100% support of women. In domestic exhibitions, we have provided the field to display their products in order to market them.”
After the return of the Islamic Emirate, girls in different provinces have tried to create work opportunities for themselves and a number of other girls and women left out of education by establishing small production workshops and restaurants.
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