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| name = Fatema Akbari<br />{{small|{{nq|فاطمه اکبری}}}} |
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| birth_name = Fatema |
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| birth_date = 1974 |
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| birth_place = [[Daykundi]], [[Afghanistan]]<ref>http://www.meshran.website/pvd/showdoc.aspx?Id=14153</ref> |
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'''Fatema Akbari''' ({{lang-fa|فاطمه اکبری}})<ref name=VitalVoices>{{cite web|title=Fatema Akbari|publisher=[[Vital Voices|Vital Voices Global Partnership]]|url=http://www.vitalvoices.org/vital-voices-women/featured-voices/fatema-akbari|accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] entrepreneur and women's advocate who is founder of the Gulistan Sadaqat Company and [[non-governmental organization]] the Women Affairs Council. In 2011 she received the [[10,000 Women]] Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.<ref name=VitalVoices/><ref name=WashingtonScene>{{cite web |last=Reisner |first=Mimi |title=The Tenth Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards |work=The Washington Scene |publisher=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=13 April 2011 |url=http://washingtonscene.thehill.com/party-events-pictures/archive/9143-the-tenth-annual-vital-voices-global-leadership-awards |accessdate=14 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416222655/http://washingtonscene.thehill.com/party-events-pictures/archive/9143-the-tenth-annual-vital-voices-global-leadership-awards |archivedate=16 April 2011 |df= }}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Fatema Akbari was driven into carpentry by necessity as a means of supporting her children following the death of her husband in 1999,<ref name=NATO>{{cite web|title=Afghan women carve a career in a man’s world|publisher=[[NATO]]|date=8 March 2011|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_71227.htm|accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> originally working on building sites in [[Iran]], where her family fled when the [[Taliban]] took control of Afghanistan.<ref name=VitalVoices/> In 2003 she returned to homeland and started furniture manufacturing business by establishing '''Gulistan Sadaqat Company''' in [[Kabul]] with a carpentry school.<ref name=SylviaScott>{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Sylvia R.J.|title=Fatima Akbari, Afghan Mother, Role-Model, Social Entrepreneur and Business Owner|date=24 March 2011|url=http://sylviarjscott.com/women-entrepreneurs/fatima-akbari-afghan-mother-role-model-social-entrepreneur-and-business-owner/|accessdate=14 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824020637/http://sylviarjscott.com/women-entrepreneurs/fatima-akbari-afghan-mother-role-model-social-entrepreneur-and-business-owner/|archive-date=24 August 2011|dead-url=yes}}</ref> She attempted to provide a workforce base as a means of earning to wives of men killed or disabled during conflict in Afghanistan.<ref name=Wharton>{{cite web|title=Employee Dilemma: When Family and Business Don't Mix |work=Knowledge@Wharton |publisher=[[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]] |date=6 January 2011 |url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/10000women/article.cfm?articleid=6230 |accessdate=14 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105221938/http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/10000women/article.cfm?articleid=6230 |archivedate=5 November 2011 |df= }}</ref> In 2009 she enrolled in the [[Goldman Sachs]]-sponsored [[10,000 Women]] program at the [[American University of Afghanistan]],<ref name=VitalVoices/> a program aimed at training women from developing countries in business and management.<ref name=GoldmanSachs>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.10000women.org/PDFs/10000Women_PressRelease.pdf |title=Goldman Sachs Launces 10,000 Women |publisher=Goldman Sachs |date=5 March 2008 |accessdate=14 September 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5gKbpAJOj?url=http://www.10000women.org/PDFs/10000Women_PressRelease.pdf |archivedate=2009-04-26 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> |
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In expanding her operations and women's literacy classes, Akbari has been able to work in [[Taliban]]-controlled areas though negotiations with local leaders and has commented ''"It would be good for the Taliban to be involved in the country, to see that there’s nothing wrong with women leaving the house."''<ref name=NewYorkTimes>{{cite news|last=Kristof|first=Nicholas D.|title=What About Afghan Women?|newspaper=New York Times|location=New York City|date=23 October 2010|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/opinion/24kristof.html|accessdate=14 September 2011}}</ref> |
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In 2004, Fatema Akbari founded Afghanistan [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] the '''Women Affairs Council''' to train women in handicrafts in addition to educating both sexes about human rights.<ref name=BushCenterBooklet>{{Cite conference|title=Building Afghanistan’s Future: Promoting Women’s Freedom and Advancing their Economic Opportunity |booktitle=Speakers and Panellists Bios |page=12 |publisher=[[George W. Bush Presidential Center#Policy Institute|George W. Bush Institute]] |date=March 31, 2011 |location=Dallas, Texas |url=http://www.bushcenter.com/images/downloads/TheInstitute/IntegratedInitiatives/WomensInitiatives/Speakers-and-Panelists.pdf |accessdate=14 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218233209/http://bushcenter.com/images/downloads/TheInstitute/IntegratedInitiatives/WomensInitiatives/Speakers-and-Panelists.pdf |archivedate=18 December 2011 |df= }}</ref> Between the NGO and her own business, it was estimated that as of 2011 she had trained 5,610 people across Afghanistan.<ref name=BushCenterBooklet/> |
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== 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award == |
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On 12 April 2011 Akbari was honoured with the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award at the [[Global Leadership Awards]]. In presenting, [[Vital Voices]] commended her<blockquote>''"for her work to empower other Afghan women — through the training and employment provided by her carpentry business, and through the literacy and skills training provided by her non-governmental organization (NGO) to women in Taliban-controlled areas."''<ref name=VitalVoices/></blockquote> |
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== Further work == |
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During 30–31 March 2011, Akbari was a panel member at a 2-day conference in [[Dallas, Texas]] convened by former United States President [[George W. Bush]] and Afghan President [[Hamid Karzai]] entitled ''Building Afghanistan’s Future: Promoting Women’s Freedom and Advancing Their Economic Opportunity''.<ref name=BushCenter>{{Cite press release|title=Building Afghanistan's Future |publisher=[[George W. Bush Presidential Center#Policy Institute|George W. Bush Institute]] |date=March 31, 2011 |url=http://www.bushcenter.com/newsreleases/2011/03/building-afghanistans-future-promoting-womens-freedom-and-advancing-their-economic-opportunity |accessdate=14 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815235136/http://www.bushcenter.com/newsreleases/2011/03/building-afghanistans-future-promoting-womens-freedom-and-advancing-their-economic-opportunity |archivedate=15 August 2011 |df= }}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of Hazara people]] |
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* [[10,000 Women]] |
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* [[Vital Voices]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110425054026/http://www.vitalvoices.org/node/1564 Fatema Akbari @ Vital Voices] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120331021436/http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/10000women/category.cfm?catid=10 Fatema Akbari @ 10,000 Women] |
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Revision as of 07:40, 21 September 2019
Mrs. Fatema Akbari فاطمه اکبری | |
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| Born | Fatema 1974 |
| Nationality |  Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | American University of Afghanistan[2] |
| Awards | 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award |
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Fatema Akbari (Template:Lang-fa)[3] is an Afghan entrepreneur and women's advocate who is founder of the Gulistan Sadaqat Company and non-governmental organization the Women Affairs Council. In 2011 she received the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.[3][4]
Career
Fatema Akbari was driven into carpentry by necessity as a means of supporting her children following the death of her husband in 1999,[5] originally working on building sites in Iran, where her family fled when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.[3] In 2003 she returned to homeland and started furniture manufacturing business by establishing Gulistan Sadaqat Company in Kabul with a carpentry school.[6] She attempted to provide a workforce base as a means of earning to wives of men killed or disabled during conflict in Afghanistan.[7] In 2009 she enrolled in the Goldman Sachs-sponsored 10,000 Women program at the American University of Afghanistan,[3] a program aimed at training women from developing countries in business and management.[8]
In expanding her operations and women's literacy classes, Akbari has been able to work in Taliban-controlled areas though negotiations with local leaders and has commented "It would be good for the Taliban to be involved in the country, to see that there’s nothing wrong with women leaving the house."[9]
In 2004, Fatema Akbari founded Afghanistan NGO the Women Affairs Council to train women in handicrafts in addition to educating both sexes about human rights.[10] Between the NGO and her own business, it was estimated that as of 2011 she had trained 5,610 people across Afghanistan.[10]
10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
On 12 April 2011 Akbari was honoured with the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award at the Global Leadership Awards. In presenting, Vital Voices commended her
"for her work to empower other Afghan women — through the training and employment provided by her carpentry business, and through the literacy and skills training provided by her non-governmental organization (NGO) to women in Taliban-controlled areas."[3]
Further work
During 30–31 March 2011, Akbari was a panel member at a 2-day conference in Dallas, Texas convened by former United States President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai entitled Building Afghanistan’s Future: Promoting Women’s Freedom and Advancing Their Economic Opportunity.[11]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.meshran.website/pvd/showdoc.aspx?Id=14153
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e "Fatema Akbari". Vital Voices Global Partnership. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Reisner, Mimi (13 April 2011). "The Tenth Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards". The Washington Scene. The Hill. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Afghan women carve a career in a man's world". NATO. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Scott, Sylvia R.J. (24 March 2011). "Fatima Akbari, Afghan Mother, Role-Model, Social Entrepreneur and Business Owner". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Employee Dilemma: When Family and Business Don't Mix". Knowledge@Wharton. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Goldman Sachs Launces 10,000 Women" (PDF) (Press release). Goldman Sachs. 5 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (23 October 2010). "What About Afghan Women?". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Building Afghanistan's Future: Promoting Women's Freedom and Advancing their Economic Opportunity" (PDF). Speakers and Panellists Bios. Dallas, Texas: George W. Bush Institute. March 31, 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
{{cite conference}}: Unknown parameter|booktitle=ignored (|book-title=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Building Afghanistan's Future" (Press release). George W. Bush Institute. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)