Bpeace in Afghanistan (Again)

Far left, Rian Harris from the US Embassy with the associates and the Bpeace mission team,


Training day. The first time since we arrived we saw the associates as a group. Hugs and kisses flew. We started asking the associates what’s new? What’s happened since we last caught up? To hear all the progress in one sitting made the Bpeacer feel terrific. Several of the associates who had been to New York during the Style Road Trip talked about improving their quality. Suria said lessons learned had increased her sales by 30% Asemat spoke of applying paint to Herat glass—true innovation. Zarah emotionally described the hardest decision of her young life, to put business on hold and go back to school. Kamela credited Bpeace with helping her get into the Thunderbird Artemis program, which led to a story in the New York Times, which led to an invitation to a conference in the US where she had her photo taken with Condoleezza Rice, which has turned out to be great for her consulting business. Their English has improved slightly, and dramatically for some.