Get Involved Other Ways to Give Corporate Support Corporate Support Corporate partners support our events, help us speak louder about our campaigns, fundraise for us, and make financial donations and gifts-in-kind. As well as helping to transform the lives of some of the poorest people in Afghanistan, becoming a corporate partner could be good for business too. Raise your profile with new audiences whilst demonstrating good corporate citizenship; Motivate and engage your staff through events and volunteering; Have fun while making a difference. We are always on the look-out for new corporate supporters. To find out more about what we could do together, get in touch with Kate on 020 3559 6647 or email [email protected]. Partner Profile: Charitable Travel Every penny of profit earned by Charitable Travel, a registered social enterprise and financially protected travel agency, supports charity fundraising and good causes. Their purpose and mission is to help people with their holiday plans whilst supporting the work that UK-based charities deliver around the world. Through offering travel expertise, a wide choice of holiday options, great value for money, and an opportunity to help those in need in the process, Charitable Travel have created a unique way to travel-for-good. They sacrifice their travel agency commission so that holiday buyers can make a free five percent donation to one of their 'Good Causes' - we are thrilled to be one of their registered charity partners. Partner Profile: The Afghan Rug Shop The Afghan Rug Shop's owner, James Wilthew (pictured), served for six months in Northern Afghanistan in 2004. While there, he bought several rugs to sell on and help pay for his wedding. 11 years on and after moving to West Yorkshire, he thought a rug shop might do well in Hebden Bridge. James sources the shop’s rugs from markets, weavers and families across the Northern Provinces. The shop has a Label STEP licence, ensuring all of their products are ethically produced. But he wanted to do more. "Partnering with Afghanaid means we are able to support the wider communities that our craftsmen and women come from. Given Afghanaid’s dedication to these communities – having worked with them for over 30 years - it took very little time to decide we had found the right charity to support. I’m really proud that The Afghan Rug Shop is supporting Afghanaid; it’s simply the right thing to do." We recently hosted a live panel event, 'Ethical Business with Artisan Suppliers', with James, taking a deep-dive into his unique experiences. Partner Profile: Wild Frontiers Wild Frontiers has been operating in Afghanistan since 2005, being among the first to run a commercial travel trip to the country for almost 30 years. In 2009, they ventured into the Wakhan Corridor in Badakhshan province, re-introducing tourism to one of the most remote areas on earth. Supporting the vulnerable communities they visit has always been a part of the company ethos, according to Managing Director, Jonny Bealby: "We choose to support the work of Afghanaid because we know our contributions will aid long-term, effective educational and sustainable projects." Wild Frontiers donates $100 for each person that travels with them to Afghanistan. Partner Profile: Pretty Little Afghan Pretty Little Afghan is a new start-up business based in the UK, offering an array of ethically sourced, handmade, traditional Afghan clothing. US customers can also visit the site here. Wanting to make a difference to Afghan communities they have launch their “Giving Back Initiative” where a percentage from each sale will go straight towards supporting Afghanaid’s projects. Having come to the UK as a refugee in 1997 from Afghanistan, Director Naim Dinarkhail says: "Researching potential charity partners for us to be able to take our Giving Back Initiative forward with was very simple. Afghanaid provides support to vulnerable families and communities who need it the most, stand up to women's rights and improve livelihoods, all of which fall under prettylittleafghan's philosophy."