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Welcome to Rubia, Inc.

Rubia’s mission is to develop economic opportunities through craft heritage, to support education and to promote health and well being for Afghan women and their families.

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Rubia is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Rubia is proud to announce our partnership with Dreamfly - a global initiative investing in children.

Through this partnership we are starting a primary school and women’s craft center in Jalalabad, Afghanistan which will serve 100 students. Our goal is to empower the children and women of Afghanistan by providing them access to high quality education with a special focus on hygiene, civics, art, craft and skills that help them break the cycle of poverty and rebuild Afghanistan.

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

Rubia 2010 Afghanistan Calendar ON SALE 40% OFF

Rubia’s 2010 Afghanistan calendar features photographs of children. The calendar, designed by Beth Gottschling, showcases Rubia embroidery, and photographs by Beth Gottschling, Rachel Lehr, and Mustafa Kia. All proceeds support Rubia's work in Afghanistan.

Visit our online store to purchase Lavender-filled sachetes, Rubia calendars and selected products. Click Here>

LECTURE SERIES

Rediscovering Afghanistan: Lessons from the Home

Using still and film images, historical sources, geopolitical data, and personal anecdotes, Jennifer Fluri, Dartmouth College, and Rachel Lehr, Rubia, Inc. will discuss what life is really like in Afghanistan today. Read more>

NEWS SPOTLIGHT

Rubia Spring 2010 Newsletter

- President's letter to Rubia supporters.

- Rubia has been selected as the featured November program of Dining for Women.

-Rubia has been awarded a Google Grant which will soon help promote the Rubia website.

- Update on Rubia's participation in Sewing Confidence project.

- Rubia partners up with SERRV.

- Sanga Amaj drug treatment update.

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Changing the World One Dinner at a Time

Dining for Women has selected Rubia as their featured program in November, 2010.

Dining for Women is a national non-profit giving circle dedicated to empowering women and girls living in extreme poverty.

A partnership to fight poverty

This fall Rubia has been selected as SERRV’s first Afghanistan partner. With this partnership SERRV will promote selected Rubia products through their website and their network of fair trade stores. SERRV, a nonprofit organization based in Madison WI, partners with low-income artisans and farmers around the world, buying and selling their crafts and foods. Their mission is to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide. Please visit SERRV to purchase our Natural Kabul bag directly.

Sanga Amaj Women’s Drug Treatment Center
Innovative Rehabilitation Program

The Sanga Amaj Women’s Treatment Center in Kabul, the only women’s residential treatment center for substance abuse in Afghanistan is initiating a new and innovative program as part of its multimodal approach to treatment and rehabilitation. Download the Press Release>

To hear the BBC's Quil Lawrence report about Drug Use in Afghanistan and his visit to the Sanga Amaj Women's Treatment Center, Click Here>