’ s ▁in ▁L ah ore , ▁then ▁finding ▁a ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁sh aw ls ▁in ▁Nep al . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Sw ire ▁co - f ounded ▁Learning ▁for ▁Life , ▁an ▁educational ▁char ity , ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁trust ee ▁and ▁chair ing ▁its ▁board ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁This ▁has ▁established ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁schools ▁for ▁girls ▁in ▁rural ▁Afghan istan , ▁Pakistan , ▁and ▁India , ▁an ▁achiev ement ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Award ▁for ▁Emp ower ing ▁Women ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁R ory ▁Stewart ▁and ▁Charles , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁Tur qu o ise ▁Mountain ▁Foundation , ▁she ▁put ▁her ▁fashion ▁business ▁and ▁life ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁hold ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁j ew ellers ▁and ▁gem - cut ters ▁at ▁Tur qu o ise ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁London ▁F ashion ▁Week , ▁she ▁launched ▁the ▁first ▁contemporary ▁Afghan ▁j ew ell ery ▁collection ▁for ▁Tur qu o ise ▁Mountain , ▁with ▁the ▁designer ▁Pi ppa ▁Small . ▁The ▁first ▁students ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sw ire ▁became ▁the ▁senior ▁gem st ones ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Afghan ▁Ministry ▁of ▁M ines ▁and ▁Pet role um , ▁with ▁fund