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Kandahar Treasure (KT) transforms Afghan women’s lives in the Kandahar area through ethical employment, elevating the artisans and their families out of poverty.

KT is an innovative model of social entrepreneurship with a mission to create economic stability in a developing region. KT supports a holistic approach to sustainable poverty alleviation through the sale of beautiful hand embroidered products, thereby changing the way Afghan women see the world and their place in it.

PRODUCTS

The artisans of Kandahar Treasure masterfully create hand-embroidered scarves of all sizes, cocktail napkins, decorative pillows, table linens, traditional Afghan clothes, and more. Visit our SHOP page to learn how to purchase your own Kandahar Treasure product or place an order for your store.

TESTIMONIALS

“Working at Kandahar Treasure is my lifeline – my whole family depends on it.”

-Kandahar Treasure Artisan

"If you and Karima had not helped and taught me how to cut and stitch, I wouldn’t be able to do this by myself. I felt like a deaf and blind person before, but now, with your assistance, I can see my way and hear my words."

-Farzana, KT Artisan

“Khamak is my pen and my pencil – my embroidery is my expression to the world.”

-Kandahar Treasure Artisan

“I am proud to sustain my culture and my tradition through my fingers.”

-Kandahar Treasure Artisan

“Kandahar Treasure has shown me how to live and create a new future for my orphaned children…they are now in school and will have a bright future."

-Kandahar Treasure Artisan

“Our stitches are the gems and jewels of the treasures we create.”

-Kandahar Treasure Artisan

“I want to bring peace to Afghanistan one stitch at a time.”

-Kandahar Treasure Artisan

“I cannot believe that this work is made by hand. It is perfect!”

-Customer

"Beautiful, exquisitely made items! And I want to support these artists!"

-Sharon, KT customer

“These are heirloom pieces.”

-Customer

“It is nice to see such beauty coming out of Afghanistan."

-Customer

“The quality of all products from Kandahar Treasure has always been exceptional. Their embroidery work is very refined and gorgeous!”

-Marisa Nemirow, Ibu Movement

“This art work should not be worn – it should hang as framed art.”

-Customer

“Wearing Khamak in America connects me to my Afghan roots.”

-Customer

"These are the most beautiful textiles that my friends and I have ever seen. I have seen a lot of beautiful textiles at the International Folk Art Market, but the embroidery from the extremely talented women of Kandahar Treasure surpass them all."

-Laurie, KT customer

“Khamak is the finest hand embroidery in the world!”

-Customer

“This truly is a treasure!”

-Customer

"The women of Kandahar Treasure make the most beautiful embroidery in the world."

-Laurie, KT customer

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AFGHAN WOMEN
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