One of Goldman Sach's first female traders, Connie Duckworth is now running a women's rug-weaving cooperative in Afghanistan for women. The same business skills that helped her break through the glass ceiling in finance, are empowering women in Afghanistan to breakout of their cycle of poverty.

In the shadow of the mountain where the Taliban blew-up the towering Buddhas, former ABC News embed reporter, Mike Cerre, profiles Connie's new career with Arzu: Studio of Hope. It's a lesson on how to turn one's idealism and urge to give back into a sustainable non-profit business. (http://www.arzustudiohope.org)

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