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Turquoise Mountain Foundation

The Turquoise Mountain Foundation is a non-governmental organization legally established in Scotland . It takes its name from Turquoise Mountain and initially focused on the enh...

The Turquoise Mountain Foundation is a non-governmental organization legally established in Scotland. It takes its name from Turquoise Mountain and initially focused on the enhancement of the Afghanistancraft industry.[1] The organization subsequently expanded its work to the Levant,[2]Saudi Arabia,[3] and Myanmar (Burma).[4]

History and activities

Turquoise Mountain was founded in 2006 by King Charles III (then the Prince of Wales) in partnership with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai,[5] and British writer, academic and former politician Rory Stewart, a former Conservativemember of Parliament.[1] Stewart was executive chairman of the foundation from 2005 to 2008;[6] the current president is his wife Shoshana Stewart.[7]

Among the charity's projects was the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture, a school for the study of traditional Afghan calligraphy, ceramics, woodworking and jewelry-making.[1] Many of the Institute's graduates are Afghan women.[1] Turquoise Mountain also largely funded a major restoration project in Murad Khane, the old town of Kabul, encompassing the restoration of over 150 buildings in the neighborhood.[8][9]

El grupo describe su misión como "preservar y regenerar áreas y comunidades históricas con un rico patrimonio cultural y revivir artesanías tradicionales, crear empleos, habilidades y un renovado sentido de orgullo". [ 10 ] La financiación ha sido proporcionada por varios donantes públicos y privados tanto de Occidente como de Oriente Medio , [ 8 ] incluyendo la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), la Agencia Canadiense de Desarrollo Internacional (CIDA), el Gobierno de Afganistán, el Gobierno de la India, el Fondo Blue Moon , Reach Out To Asia , el Kathy Evans Afghan Education Trust, The Bonita Trust, The Prince's Charities , el Reino de Baréin, el Emir de Kuwait, la Fundación Alwaleed Bin Talal (Arabia Saudita) y el British Council . [ 11 ]

Se cree que la escena del documental de 2015 del cineasta británico Adam Curtis, Bitter Lake, en la que un profesor de arte inglés ensalza con entusiasmo el significado de la obra conceptual de Marcel Duchamp , Fountain , un urinario masculino invertido, ante un grupo de mujeres afganas recientemente liberadas e incrédulas, tuvo lugar bajo los auspicios de la Fundación Turquoise Mountain. [ 12 ]

En 2019, la Fundación Turquoise Mountain se hizo cargo de las actividades de Arzu - Studios of Hope en Afganistán . [ 13 ] Arzu recibió un Premio Skoll en 2008.

En 2023, se anunció que la princesa Dana Firas se uniría como fideicomisaria. [ 14 ]

Antiguos alumnos

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 4 Felicia Craddock, En Afganistán, creando joyas en medio del conflicto , New York Times (11 de septiembre de 2014).
  2. Levante , Montaña Turquesa.
  3. Arabia Saudita , Montaña Turquesa.
  4. Myanmar , Montaña Turquesa.
  5. "La Fundación Turquoise Mountain se convierte en la decimoctava organización benéfica del Príncipe" . Sitio web del Príncipe de Gales. 25 de marzo de 2007. Archivado del original el 1 de julio de 2007.
  6. Erwin James, Rory Stewart: 'Renunciaré si la violencia en las cárceles no mejora' , The Guardian (23 de enero de 2019).
  7. Edward Malnick, Rory Stewart reveals the secret to his success: his wife who has quietly been running his campaign to become Tory leader, The Telegraph (June 16, 2019).
  8. 12Alisa Tang, Kabul's old city gets a new look, New York Times (February 1, 2008).
  9. Stefanie Glinski, 'There is less fear': restoration of Kabul repairs the ravages of war, The Guardian (May 13, 2019).
  10. About, Turquoise Mountain.
  11. Turquoise Mountain Brochure(PDF), Turquoise Mountain Foundation, 2009, archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-03-01
  12. "The Register"
  13. Turquoise Mountain took over the weaving centres of ARZU Studio Hope.
  14. "UK charity appoints Middle Eastern princess as a trustee". Third Sector. Retrieved 13 July 2023.