Soraya Faizi, 59 years old has been managing the Afghan Women’s knitting Association for 8 years now. She was married at age 16 and she had to leave her school when she became pregnant. She had three children by age 26, when her husband died. She knew how to knit as she had learned from her mother when she was a child. She is grateful for knowing the skill and being able to earn income through her baby clothing business knitting business. When Soraya’s children became school age, she could afford nothing more than an orphanage schooling system.
She left Afghanistan with her children during the Taliban years. When Afghanistan’s situation improved in 2002, she returned in 2003. The community where she used to live was very poor, consisting of former government employees. She started teaching young girls to knit and created an association in order to get bigger orders, helping everyone involved to earn a living. Aziza, Sahar, and her sister Beheshta are very grateful to her. The most recent shipment of baby booties sent to the Gendercide Awareness Project were knitted by Soraya, Aziza, Sahar, and Beheshta.
Soraya has always been a vocal advocate for women’s rights. We are so proud to have baby booties from this remarkable woman and her equally remarkable young colleagues!
She left Afghanistan with her children during the Taliban years. When Afghanistan’s situation improved in 2002, she returned in 2003. The community where she used to live was very poor, consisting of former government employees. She started teaching young girls to knit and created an association in order to get bigger orders, helping everyone involved to earn a living. Aziza, Sahar, and her sister Beheshta are very grateful to her. The most recent shipment of baby booties sent to the Gendercide Awareness Project were knitted by Soraya, Aziza, Sahar, and Beheshta.
Soraya has always been a vocal advocate for women’s rights. We are so proud to have baby booties from this remarkable woman and her equally remarkable young colleagues!
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