Farzana Ebrahimi
July 14th, 2009 Posted by admin
Farzana, a 30 year old businesswoman from Kandahar, Afghanistan, is fighting the country’s cultural norm and blazing her own path to economic prosperity.
Farzana spent the majority of her adolescence in neighboring countries in an endeavor to avoid the Taliban’s reign. It was during this time that she began to develop a self empowered attitude towards life and began to think for herself.
Upon returning to Afghanistan, Farzana looked for different ways to help out her war torn country. Eventually, she founded the Kandahar Health and Development Organization (KHDO) in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
KDHO specializes in training women in the fields of sewing, embroidering, and knitting in hopes that it will help propel them into a successful career down the road.
Despite facing harsh criticism from men in Kandahar and the surrounding areas, Farzana’s business continues to flourish. She contributes this mostly to her and her team’s bravery and willingness to be strong.
“[Men] are trying to ruin our organization in the public’s mind, but my small team and I…aren’t disappointed with the reactions we are getting,” said Farzana about the public’s reaction their new business.
Even though there is public rejection of what Farzana is trying to do, that doesn’t lead her to take her eyes off the prize.
“My team and I have a dream and we [will] achieve it.”
