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Afghan Peace through Business 2008 Graduating Class
Peace through Business®2008 Afghan class graduation at Northwood University - Midland MI. The class is flanked by Dr. Terry Neese (l), Dr. John Amim (top right) and Ambassador Said Jawad (r). The graduating students are Latifa Ahmadi, Aziza Dadmanish, Bibi Fawzia, Mahbooba Haidary, Kulsoom Hashimi, Masooda Yonosy, Zainul Arab Meire, Hamida Noori, Sonia Nooriar, Onay [...]
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Chantal “Sarah” Bucyana
Mrs. Bucyana has been in business and self employed for the past 14 years. Currently she owns and operates Elite Beauty Salon in Kigali City. It is a unisex salon providing hairstyling, manicures, pedicures, cosmetics and retailing beauty products. Mrs. Bucyana’s future plans include expanding her business to include a Beauty Skills Training Institute [...]
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Betty Habimana
Betty currently owns/operates a combination garment trading & tailoring shop and an arts and crafts shop. She also represents groups of business owners in trade fair & cooperatives outside the country, bringing business back to Rwanda. Betty has recently expanded, adding two additional locations and employees to operate them. Betty continues to work with IEEW [...]
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Amir Taj Sirat
Peace through Business® 2007 graduate. Taj owns a ball making business, employing women of Afghanistan to produce all types of balls - soccer balls, volley balls, etc.
After her participation in Peace through Business® 2007, Taj realized she was making a good profit. She increased her revenues by 17%. Always interested in social and political affairs, she realized [...]

Gloria Uwizera
Gloria Uwizera owns and operates a textile and batiks design company called “Glo Creations”. Opening in November 2004 in Senegal, relocating to Rwanda and has two employees. Gloria was very involved while in Oklahoma Peace through Business, participating with her mentor Anna Lisa Campbell in a local art workshop for children. She’s very active in [...]
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