Group 13- " Dream come true"
Pakistan's educational system has been on a down slide. Security issues have further shaken the already feeble education system. The day when Taliban terrorists shot Malala Yosufzai in the head or the barbaric attack on Army Pubic School in Peshawar (12/16/2014) made Pakistan’s schools, its teachers and its education system in such a desperate state of rot that the mere act of making one’s way to school is an extraordinary act of courage and faith.
There is always light at the end of the tunnel. For Pakistan, some of this light comes from the lamp lit by ODLP (Open Door Literacy Project). I, MAHEEN SALMAN teacher of group 13, am extremely thankful to the team and donors behind this project. There is an urgent need to educate the youth. Educational measures such as this project can change the future of the youth, who will conversely bring a turnaround in the country’s fortunes.
About the student:
The group of 6 young students belongs to a small village of Ramdas, torn by poverty, in Peshawar. Not only they are financially weak but also conservative mindset of their family doesn’t allow them to go to school. Upon successfully convincing their parents, I managed to arrange classes for them at their residence. The group includes 4 girls and 2 boys from the age band of 7-12 yrs old.
Despite miserable security issues, their passion, determination and optimism to learn and study is at its peak. The day when I gave them the good news of teaching them, their faces lit up out of happiness like a radiant sun.
Before the class:
The time when kids of this age enjoy student life, these unfortunate kids spend their life helping their family to earn a living, bring water from the well, clean the house and help in cooking. Without education, youth cannot achieve their maximum human, intellectual and personality development necessary for the optimal blossoming of their potential. Thus, ODLP put forward its efforts to enable these kids to read and write. Upon meeting these kids the shine in their eyes reflected the high spirit to learn.
After the class:
The classes are designed to familiarize students with Urdu and English alphabets and most frequently used words. Apart from this I began teaching numbers and simple calculations of addition and subtraction. Proudly, I can say they can introduce themselves in English now, they can write and read many words and do simple calculations. I see this project as a magic stick which made education, which was once a dream for them, possible. These kids whom I call as “students” now are blessed with sharp mind. They not only pick their lessons quickly but read newspapers and easy Urdu books and try to copy few words by noting them down in their notebooks. Ali and Misbah being the future breadwinners of the house are extremely happy to learn simple calculations as now they can get a part time job at local shops with their newly learnt ability to count, helping them in day to day transactions of buying and selling. It fuels my energy when I hear from these innocent underprivileged students that these classes made our “dream come true.”
There is always light at the end of the tunnel. For Pakistan, some of this light comes from the lamp lit by ODLP (Open Door Literacy Project). I, MAHEEN SALMAN teacher of group 13, am extremely thankful to the team and donors behind this project. There is an urgent need to educate the youth. Educational measures such as this project can change the future of the youth, who will conversely bring a turnaround in the country’s fortunes.
About the student:
The group of 6 young students belongs to a small village of Ramdas, torn by poverty, in Peshawar. Not only they are financially weak but also conservative mindset of their family doesn’t allow them to go to school. Upon successfully convincing their parents, I managed to arrange classes for them at their residence. The group includes 4 girls and 2 boys from the age band of 7-12 yrs old.
- Laila
- Mariam
- Haleema
- Rehmat bibi
- Ali
- Misbah
Despite miserable security issues, their passion, determination and optimism to learn and study is at its peak. The day when I gave them the good news of teaching them, their faces lit up out of happiness like a radiant sun.
Before the class:
The time when kids of this age enjoy student life, these unfortunate kids spend their life helping their family to earn a living, bring water from the well, clean the house and help in cooking. Without education, youth cannot achieve their maximum human, intellectual and personality development necessary for the optimal blossoming of their potential. Thus, ODLP put forward its efforts to enable these kids to read and write. Upon meeting these kids the shine in their eyes reflected the high spirit to learn.
After the class:
The classes are designed to familiarize students with Urdu and English alphabets and most frequently used words. Apart from this I began teaching numbers and simple calculations of addition and subtraction. Proudly, I can say they can introduce themselves in English now, they can write and read many words and do simple calculations. I see this project as a magic stick which made education, which was once a dream for them, possible. These kids whom I call as “students” now are blessed with sharp mind. They not only pick their lessons quickly but read newspapers and easy Urdu books and try to copy few words by noting them down in their notebooks. Ali and Misbah being the future breadwinners of the house are extremely happy to learn simple calculations as now they can get a part time job at local shops with their newly learnt ability to count, helping them in day to day transactions of buying and selling. It fuels my energy when I hear from these innocent underprivileged students that these classes made our “dream come true.”