Warm's project manager, Sithembile Ndema, says it empowers women to engage policy makers and development organisations in generating innovative solutions.
"My project involved a method for treating leather so that it stayed warm to the touch in a hot environment and warm to the touch in a cool environment, " he said.
"Karzai's performance in recent years -- his inability to improve governance that is seriously putting the U.S. project at risk of failure -- means he will be a liability for the Republicans to have a warm relationship with, " said Koofi.