Group from Palosai, Pakistan
ODLP returns back to Palosai, the village from where Group five belongs, as the need was felt to educate more girls there. Since there is only one far flung school for girls in the entire village and prominently girls are not encouraged to go there either, it was important for ODLP to take this step and educate yet another group of students. Hassan Saeed, our Country Coordinator, visited the village and prepared a healthy group of six girls.
Names:
1. Sumera
2. Mahwish
3. Kulsoom
4. Rubeena
5. Sana
6. Gulshan
ABOUT THE STUDENTS:
The girls belonged to the same neighborhood and coincidentally, not having enough opportunities either. They are aged from 12 to 15. Sumera, who is 14 years old, is very ambitious, cooperative and intelligent. She hopes to become a teacher some day and educate her fellows. Her mother is also very supportive in ensuring her success but due to financial impediments, they cannot afford quality education. Rubeena, the eldest among the all, is supposedly the in-charge of the classes and students. She ensures that everyone comes to class on time and if anything needs to be communicated to the teacher, she remains the point of contact. She is excellent. As for the rest of the students, they all join the classes with the hopes of improving their skills, abilities and traits which can serve as a foundation for them for future construction.
BEFORE THE CLASSES:
As mentioned above, the students are ambitious and clear in their goals but due to certain cultural, religious and financial restrictions and lack of opportunities, they could not avail their chances. Their lives would revolve around helping their mother with household work at home as well as other homes for money-making. Quoting one of the students, “My life is so frustrating. I can’t leave the house. There are so many eyes staring at me and so many boys hooting at me; but I have to go and work at other homes to support my family”. Considering such circumstances, providing the girls with such a fantastic foundation of setting up realistic goals for themselves was much needed. With the services of ODLP, the girls were provided with an opportunity they were all ready to grab.
AFTER THE CLASSES:
Considering the amount of progress and success the girls were marking each day as the 100 days of classes continued and concluded, it was immense. The girls developed a great level of confidence, courage and self-determination as they learned basic literacy and numbering. They could keep up with their finances, read newspapers and helpful material which would educate them about the world. Now, Sana reads about basic health materials, Mahwish reads stories and magazines; Sumera learns new words from dictionary and expands her vocabulary, etc. Overall, their life takes a whole new turn which allows them to explore, learn and improve by setting up more goals to achieve.
Names:
1. Sumera
2. Mahwish
3. Kulsoom
4. Rubeena
5. Sana
6. Gulshan
ABOUT THE STUDENTS:
The girls belonged to the same neighborhood and coincidentally, not having enough opportunities either. They are aged from 12 to 15. Sumera, who is 14 years old, is very ambitious, cooperative and intelligent. She hopes to become a teacher some day and educate her fellows. Her mother is also very supportive in ensuring her success but due to financial impediments, they cannot afford quality education. Rubeena, the eldest among the all, is supposedly the in-charge of the classes and students. She ensures that everyone comes to class on time and if anything needs to be communicated to the teacher, she remains the point of contact. She is excellent. As for the rest of the students, they all join the classes with the hopes of improving their skills, abilities and traits which can serve as a foundation for them for future construction.
BEFORE THE CLASSES:
As mentioned above, the students are ambitious and clear in their goals but due to certain cultural, religious and financial restrictions and lack of opportunities, they could not avail their chances. Their lives would revolve around helping their mother with household work at home as well as other homes for money-making. Quoting one of the students, “My life is so frustrating. I can’t leave the house. There are so many eyes staring at me and so many boys hooting at me; but I have to go and work at other homes to support my family”. Considering such circumstances, providing the girls with such a fantastic foundation of setting up realistic goals for themselves was much needed. With the services of ODLP, the girls were provided with an opportunity they were all ready to grab.
AFTER THE CLASSES:
Considering the amount of progress and success the girls were marking each day as the 100 days of classes continued and concluded, it was immense. The girls developed a great level of confidence, courage and self-determination as they learned basic literacy and numbering. They could keep up with their finances, read newspapers and helpful material which would educate them about the world. Now, Sana reads about basic health materials, Mahwish reads stories and magazines; Sumera learns new words from dictionary and expands her vocabulary, etc. Overall, their life takes a whole new turn which allows them to explore, learn and improve by setting up more goals to achieve.