Women’s economic empowerment has ripple effects for the whole nation
Part of UN Women’s Stories of Change series, this publication tells the story of Atefe Mansoori, an entrepreneur in Afghanistan who has defied her family and conservative factions to start her own saffron export business and provides training and employment opportunities to other women in Afghanistan.
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Bibliographic information
Geographic coverage:
Afghanistan
Subject areas:
Economic empowerment
Ending violence against women and girls
Resource type(s):
Impact stories
Publication year
2016
Number of pages
2