Women's Economic Empowerment: Veezha Jewelry

A foundational avenue for becoming an empowered woman is through financial independence. For centuries, men have held the societal expectation of earning the family income. This has reinforced women's financial reliance on men and hindered women's advancement in entrepreneurial endeavors. Chai Sabz aims to encourage women’s financial independence by highlighting the achievements and viewpoints of Afghan women entrepreneurs through our new Women's Economic Empowerment series. We are happy to introduce this series with Ms. Tania Aria, an economist and entrepreneur by profession holding a master’s degree in Economics and Finance from University of Southampton, U.K. as a Chevening Scholar. Ms. Aria has worked on women’s economic empowerment, economic growth projects including international trade, export promotion, private sector development and research for over a decade now. She now resides in the U.S. and is the founder of her own jewelry brand, Veezha LLC. In this episode, Ms. Aria discusses how her jewelry brand supports artisans and artists in Afghanistan by using their craftsmanship in the jewelry design. She also shares her thoughts on how Afghans of the diaspora can play a role in fueling the economy in Afghanistan by investing in the country's high potential industries and talent. We close the episode with a brief conversation about methods of encouraging women's economic empowerment within the Afghan diaspora. Happy listening and remember to make that bank! 

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This podcast is dedicated to the women of Afghanistan and serves to strike a dialogue about some of the taboos in Afghan culture. Despite the common knowledge that women have faced varying forms of oppression in our community, the subject or domestic violence is still considered to be taboo amongst Afghans. We hope that by sharing the stories of survivors, we can continue the conversation on DV in Afghan homes, so our community may begin to heal together. We will also share the narratives of trailblazing Afghan women who have left an impact on society in Afghanistan and anywhere else in the world. We hope that our episodes will spark new ambitions among our listeners and ultimately eliminate the silence on important issues that serve as a barrier to our success.