{"id":28463,"date":"2026-02-09T09:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=28463"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:19:49","slug":"kibabo-where-skills-turn-into-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2026\/02\/kibabo-where-skills-turn-into-income\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2032Kibabo\u2032 \u2014 where skills turn into income"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a quiet corner of Maimana, the center of Faryab, the sound of sewing machines fills the room. A group of girls is busy sewing clothes, carefully turning pieces of fabric into finished products. <\/strong>This is the ‘Kibabo’ workshop, started by Humaira Ayoobi with a small investment. What began as a simple project has now become an important source of income for her and the girls she trains, giving them valuable skills and a chance to support themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Humaira says that after women were banned from working in public institutions, she decided to take action to stay active in her community and support herself financially. She remembers starting with just 500 Afghanis, and today, the income she earns allows her to provide for her family.<\/p>\n

She says, \u201cI want to stand on my own feet,\u201d and she explains. \u201cI cover most of my family\u2019s expenses and take responsibility for our household.\u201d<\/p>\n

Humaira Ayoobi, who is an educated and determined girl, says she has faced many challenges while expanding her workshop and training students.<\/p>\n

In recent years, she has taught 42 girls, helping them develop skills and enter the job market. Currently, 20 more girls are learning sewing in her workshop and will graduate after completing a six-month course.<\/p>\n

She says, \u201cMy students graduate every six months and learn sewing professionally,\u201d and she adds, \u201cSometimes, I even pay a salary to some of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The products made at ‘Kibabo’ are not only sold in Maimana but also reach neighboring provinces and even markets outside Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

She says, \u201cMost of our sewing is sold in Takhar, Baghlan, and Kabul. We have even received orders from Iran, which we prepared and shipped to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the workshop\u2019s growth and the loyal customers she has gained, Humaira still faces challenges due to a shortage of raw materials and other essential resources. She says this slows the workshop\u2019s progress and makes further expansion difficult.<\/p>\n

After the ban on women\u2019s education, many women and girls across Afghanistan have started small sewing and handicraft workshops, creating work opportunities not just for themselves but also for other women in their communities.<\/p>\n

Reporter: Yolduz Masror<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She says, \u201cI want to stand on my own feet,\u201d and she explains. \u201cI cover most of my family\u2019s expenses and take responsibility for our household.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":28466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,984,179,16,977,24],"tags":[300,1444,1452,1494],"class_list":["post-28463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-news","category-economy-business","category-report","category-women-rights","category-women","tag-faryab","tag-income","tag-skills","tag-kibabo"],"views":33,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28463"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28479,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28463\/revisions\/28479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}