Ms Shamim is a vocational trainer at the “Education and Skill Training Center” Shinkiari under Friends Pakistan/ Peace Stone foundation project. She is thirty seven years old. She is married and has three children. Her elder daughter Samera is eighteen year old. She has two sons, Jazeb who is sixteen years and Saad who is fourteen years old. She lives at Mohalla Baghwar Shinkiari. Her household size is comprised of five members, she, her husband and her three children.

Ms Shamim is extremely vulnerable woman as she is facing worse financial crises in her life. Her husband’s age is very older than her, he is nearly elderly. She was compelled to marry by her parents against her will with a person who was very older than her. The health of her husband was not good ever since she married him. His health even deteriorated with the turn of each passing year after the establishment of their matrimonial relation. The latest situation of his health is that, he is seriously sick and is unable to continue earning living for his family. He is sick since last few years and his treatment is going on.

This situation has put additional burden on the shoulder of Ms Shamim. She is the only bread winner for her family. All three children of hers are continuing their studies. They are living in a rented house. When her husband was doing job, his income was meager, could meet only basic needs of his family. So no saving was possible from his meager income for the rainy days. Ms Shamim has to bear the daily food expenses, educational expenses of her children, expenses of house rent and expenses of utility bills etc. Along with this, she has also to bear the expenses of treatment of her husband.  High inflation rate during past one and half year in Pakistan has made her anxious as it is not even possible for her to fulfill the food needs of her family in her salary.

She is a literate lady and is also very skillful in the vocational skills such as sewing, embroidery and preparation of decoration items. Although she is facing very hard times in her life but still she is not willing to give up. The solution to her problems that she considers might be the good education of her children which may lay a foundation for their prosperous future. She really recognizes the importance of education and technical skills. Her elder daughter Samera has passed the intermediate level of education at the college and she is planning to facilitate her in her admission in the degree classes. Her two sons are also studying at high school level.