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The Monsoon Accessorize Trust has supported Turquoise Mountain, a charity founded by HM King Charles III, for over a decade. Turquoise Mountain's mission is to support artisans where they and their heritage are under threat - decade. Turquoise Mountain's mission is to support artisans where they and their heritage are under threat - and the Monsoon Accessorize Trust have supported this with a series of grants and collaborations for artisan jewellers and weavers, as well as their families and communities, in Afghanistan and Myanmar. Project highlights have included launching a silversmithing workshop and apprenticeship programme in Myanmar, and more recently a programme in the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan's central highlands. In addition to supporting two community centres for hundreds of talented Afghan carpetweavers and their families, the Monsoon Accessorize Trust also launched an emergency appeal during the challenging winter of 2021 to provide food and heating supplies to weaver families in urgent need. With a shared focus on craft, heritage, and community, this collaboration and partnership between Turquoise Mountain and focus on craft, heritage, and community, this collaboration and partnership between Turquoise Mountain and Monsoon has had a huge impact for hundreds of talented young people and families across Afghanistan and Myanmar - and a next three-year phase of partnership in Afghanistan has just entered its second year and is creating opportunities for many more.
"The generous funding from Monsoon enables us to support the families of 250 weavers in Bamiyan. Thanks to our partnership, we are able to provide essential services so that these women are better able to support themselves and their family's needs, while maintaining a long and important tradition and continuing to share the beauty of Afghan culture with the world."
Shahrbano is one of the hundreds of female weavers we work with across Afghanistan. Along with the other weavers we support, Shahrbano is given the option to work flexible hours, allowing her to stay at home and look after her family as well as earn an income. With the support of our dedicated partners, we can offer weavers like Sharbano access to health services and support for childcare. Sharbano shared with us that "Before this project, I used to weave carpets at home but received very low wages, and life was extremely difficult. Now that I am working in the carpet weaving project of Turquoise Mountain, my wages are significantly better than what the market offers. With the same type of carpets I have always woven, I can now earn enough to cover food, clothing, and school expenses for my children. The laundry salon has also helped us save more time and energy for ourselves and our weaving work. This project is not just a job it is a new life for me and my family"
With the incredible support from the Monsoon Accessorize Trust, totalling over £295,000 in funding in recent years, we have sustained our community support in the Bamiyan Valley, maintaining two weaving centres supporting about 250 carpet weavers (85 male, 164 female) and their families, over 230 children (107 male, 126 female) every year. This support for weavers and their families is invaluable, especially for the women, who continue to be the sole breadwinners of their families.
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