{"id":250,"count":1,"description":"Shoshana Stewart, President, has run Turquoise Mountain for fifteen years. Shoshana has lived in Afghanistan for many years, where the project began in 2006 and still continues to work today with over 220 Afghan staff on the ground supporting thousands of artisans with vocational training and meaningful livelihoods in traditional crafts, along with primary education and healthcare services.\n\nTurquoise Mountain has also been working with artisans from Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and across the Levant from their new centre in Jordan \u2013 where they have provided entry-level training and apprenticeships in traditional crafts for hundreds of young people, as well as heritage education for thousands of children whose families have become refugees. Across these projects, Turquoise Mountain connects artisans with international commercial opportunities \u2013 having supported the sale of over $12 million of the artisans\u2019 crafts rooted in heritage traditions to leading interior designers, hotels, and retailers including Asprey, the Connaught, the Four Seasons, Jo Malone, and many others.\n\nShoshana has an MBA from the London Business School, a master\u2019s degree in education, and a Bachelor's Degree in Astrophysics. 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Shoshana has lived in Afghanistan for many years, where the project began in 2006 and still continues to work today with over 220 Afghan staff on the ground supporting thousands of artisans with vocational training and meaningful livelihoods in traditional crafts, along with primary education and healthcare services. Turquoise Mountain has also been working with artisans from Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and across the Levant from their new centre in Jordan \u2013 where they have provided entry-level training and apprenticeships in traditional crafts for hundreds of young people, as well as heritage education for thousands of children whose families have become refugees. Across these projects, Turquoise Mountain connects artisans with international commercial opportunities \u2013 having supported the sale of over $12 million of the artisans\u2019 crafts rooted in heritage traditions to leading interior designers, hotels, and retailers including Asprey, the Connaught, the Four Seasons, Jo Malone, and many others. Shoshana has an MBA from the London Business School, a master\u2019s degree in education, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysics. 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