Khaliad Dunya
July 14th, 2009 Posted by adminKhalida, a 34 year old businesswoman from Kabul, Afghanistan, is taking one of the country’s downsides and is implementing it into a progressive new business.
Afghanistan is home to thousands of refugees and IDPs (Internally Displaced People). Khalida has spent the majority of her business career helping these people get back on their feet. But after talking to her good friend and former Peace through Business graduate, Amir Taj Sirat, Khalida has decided that she can put her efforts to better work.
Under the encouragement of Sirat, Khalida has decided to start a ball making business, in which she can employ IDP’s and other women in the hopes that this could provide a long term solution to their economic displacement.
After completing her second year of operation, Khalida has decided she needs a little bit more business training in order to fully maximize her business’s potential. In conjunction with this, Khalida has been accepted into the 2009 Peace through Business program.
She feels that this will really help her progress, which will help other women’s progress in Afghanistan.
“It is [my] wish to provide job opportunities for women via my company and hope that this company can solve some of their (women’s) problems,” said Khalida. “In the future, I want my company to be famous for what it does.”
