NGOs

TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN a british NGO based in Kabul, Afghanistan which was founded in 2006 by HRH Prince of Wales. Its mission is to create jobs and skills in Afghanistan. The NGO is supporting over 50 artisan businesses with workshop space, tools, materials, and business, marketing and sales support. Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture in the heart of the Old City of Kabul is training the next generation of artisans through an intensive three-year course. There, young Afghans hone their skills and graduate with an internationally accredited qualification, the knowledge they need to set up their own business, and the skills to earn a sustainable income. Turquoise Mountain is now supporting over 50 independent businesses in Afghanistan, providing training, tools, equipment, product development support, workshop space, business mentoring, and routes to market. Østerland has partnered with Turquouise Mountain to support afghan artisans working in the crafts sector. Turquoise Mountain help us with quality control and help us with money transfers to the artisans we are buying from.

Østerland is the only guaranteed member of Made51-UNHCR in Denmark. MADE51 is an innovative, market-based model that promotes economic inclusion of refugees in global value chains through their local social enterprises around the world.