afsaana is a platform for exhibiting and marketing products made from traditional techniques, processes and skills, individually-crafted by women artisans in Afghanistan. afsaana links Afghan women artisans to markets in Afghanistan and abroad, thereby supporting skilled, sustainable, rural employment while also promoting positive images of Afghan culture, heritage and tradition. We aspire to beco
me a platform for women artisans from all over Afghanistan, a recognised standard for quality Afghan handicrafts and a primary resource and advocate for Afghan artisans across the country. afsaana was established in 2014 as an initiative of women’s self help groups in Faryab and Balkh provinces, northwest Afghanistan, to provide a vehicle for the promotion and marketing of the handicrafts in a country where women are generally excluded from the paid workforce.
