The dominant architecture in Kabul is Early 21st Century War

This headline is pulled from the blog of my partner, Phil Smith, at One World Projects. He's in Kabul looking for new groups from whom he can purchase fair trade goods. While the buildings are uniformly bombed out and the security situation is "tense" to put it mildly, he has only positive things to report about the people and products he's finding. One such item I am looking forward to learning more about is this necklace from Medina Handicrafts, made from lapis and carnelian.

Medina’s mission is to empower vulnerable and disabled women through building their professional skills, providing literacy, health training and capacity building to help themselves and their families to reach self sustainability. To see other products and learn more about Phil's trip check back on his blog throughout the week.