Kandahar Treasure

“12/30/2024 -- Kandahar Treasure Afghanistan, c/o Raheen Law Group PC -- $50,000 13/31/2024 -- Kandahar Treasure Afghanistan, c/o Ehsan Rafiq -- $32,200 Because of the volatile and closed nature of the Afghan financial/banking environment, these funds were sent through intermediaries to reach the staff of Kandahar Treasure in Afghanistan. The U.S. Corporation receives photo and written evidence of the funds being received and secured by the intended parties in Afghanistan. The funds were then held by Kandahar Treasure Afghanistan to be used for the program service accomplishments listed below.”

“These include expenses internally classified as "management expenses" (i.e. bank charges, online platform subscriptions, etc), "special events," "tax" (i.e. sales tax), and "other."”

“The Corporation seeks to empower and uplift women in Afghanistan by preserving their artisanal crafts and raising public appreciation of cultural diversity and artistic expression, and to promote other charitable initiatives to enable self-sufficiency and reduce the marginalization of women within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3). The U.S. entity Kandahar Treasure operates from the U.S., drawing on Western resources, markets and donors to serve the needs of the Afghan business of the same name ("Kandahar Treasure") and the Afghan women it employs.”

“The Afghan enterprise Kandahar Treasure employs artisan women who hand-craft and embroider textiles using traditional techniques. This enterprise sells some items in Afghanistan, but makes most of its income by selling products to the U.S. nonprofit corporation Kandahar Treasure, who then sells the products (at cost) in the larger market of the U.S. and online. All sales revenue is sent back to the Afghan organization as cost of merchandise sold.”