"If we don’t have women that personify fire, a community or society would be and remain ‘unbaked’ and the bread wouldn’t be ready to eat. The way women take care of a community is what makes society ‘rise’. I feel like this is what the organisation I set up aims to do."

⁓ Tahmina - Founder of Ozara

Ozara specializes in embroidery work - one of the most popular being Suzanis. Suzani is a form of embroidery that is deeply ingrained in Tajik culture, traditionally embroidered when a woman gets married by her mother and grandmother. Each region has its unique symbols and colour combinations, depicting a variety of nature-related elements and wishes for a bride's marriage.

For example, In the region of the Penjakent Valley in North West Tajikistan, the embroidery is often done on white fabric with black thread, representing that life and death always walk hand in hand. The small red flowers, often dancing in between the white and black are the moments of happiness we experience in life. Ozara mainly embroiders pomegranates and peppers, symbols popular to their region which depict fertility and protection from the evil eye.