Gift Ideas for Hazara Carpets

Need a group gift for that special teacher? How about that retiring co-worker? Or what about that special friend who just moved or recently put in tile or wooden flooring?

Hazara carpets are “feel-good” gifts. You can feel good about indulging yourself, your family or your friends with a long-lasting, hand-made work of art, while at the same time knowing you’re helping support several families working for a better life in Afghanistan.

And what do you give that person on your Christmas list who has everything? How about giving them a story?

Each carpet from Hazara comes with its own story. This story includes the story of the family in Dashte-Barchi who did the weaving. It also includes the story of the design of the carpet itself – whether it is a traditional design or one of the new designs created specifically for Hazara.

The story of each Hazara carpet is the story of hope for a better future. In Afghanistan, many of the poor are unable to find work. Hazara provides a way for some of these families to use their skills in carpet-weaving in order that they might fulfill their dream of educating their children and building a better future. It is Hazara’s intent to help our weaving families towards this future by paying a good wage for carpets produced and by sharing the profits.

Hazara carpets make excellent gifts for family homes, for businesses or for churches. Anyone who wishes to support the ideas of fair trade and helping the disadvantaged would be pleased to receive such a gift. Giving a Hazara carpet not only shows excellent taste, but also a desire to participate in the economic development of one of the poorest countries of the world.