Creating New Skills for Afghan Refugees

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By John Walters on Thursday, June 5, 2003.
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We meet Jennie Wood and Rachel Lehr, co-founders of Rubia, a non-profit organization based in Peterborough. They work with Afghan women living in Pakistan- developing the women?s artistic skills and selling their crafts here in the US. The proceeds pay for literacy projects and health care and ultimately, self-sufficiency.

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