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Noor- ul- Ain is a resident of
Makria Shinkiari. She is a twelve year old girl, who studies at the center
Shinkiari. Her two sisters, Ghazal and Marria also study at the center
Shinkiari. Her family is comprised of five members. They live with her
mother in the house of their maternal uncle. She has one elder brother
Arsalan whose mental growth is not normal.
Noor- ul- Ain and her brother and sisters were very young when conflicts
arisen between their father and mother. These conflicts went on increasing
until it reached the peak position when separation happened between the
two. Her mother was compelled to leave the home of her husband along with
her young children. She took refuge in her brother’s home as she had no
resources with which, expenses of house on rent might be born. There is
no one who can do earning for their family. They do not have support of
their father whatsoever. Their maternal uncle contributes with them but
since he has to bear the expenses of his large family so it is not
possible for him to contribute much with the family of Noor ul Ain. Her
brother’s mental growth is not normal, so they have to spend a
considerable amount on his treatment but his health has not improved yet
in spite of a lot of spending on his treatment. This situation compels
them to lead a life, deprived of even basic facilities.
Noor- ul- Ain is determined to change this poor situation of her family.
That’s why she is very sensitive and serious in regards to her studies. As
an elder sister, she takes a lot of care of her younger sisters and help
them in their academic and other needs because she is to some extent knows
what challenges their family is facing in these days. She gets up early in
the morning and after offering her prayer, she helps her mother in her
daily routine works by assisting her in the preparation of breakfast for
all her family members. After that she accompanies her young sisters to
attend the center Shinkiari for fulfilling her educational and other
learning needs. She assists her mother in her routine activities after
coming back from the educational center after doing away with all the
learning tasks of hers, and her sisters meant for home.
This family is facing depths of poverty but still their mother is not
ready to give up to hard circumstances of life. She goes to attend the
vocational training center which is started by FWA at Shinkiari for the
vulnerable women of the area to enable them to make respectable
arrangements of bread and butter for their families. She has got the
training of sewing, embroidery and preparation of decoration items for the
use of offices etc. In a short time, she has developed good skills of
these arts as her speedy learning is prompted by her hard circumstances.
She expresses her opinion in these words,
“Life is a mixture of
pleasure and sorrows where one has to remain ready for poor circumstances
all the days. But important thing is that, poor circumstances for a family
or an individual do not prevail through out their life if some individuals
of the family try to get them out of trouble through consistent handwork.
She says, she is thankful to FWA/KnK and their supporters for their
programs of education and vocational training for the poor people of the
area. I do not have money to support the educational expenses of any one
of my children. My three children study at the educational center
Shinkiari, supported by FWA/KnK, where they are provided free education,
facility of pick and drop, stationery items and uniform. This facilitation
has reduced half of my burden. Secondly, I am having vocational training
from the vocational training center of FWA at Shinkiari, which will give
me the opportunity to start income generation activities for my family. I
am seeing our future prosperous & different from the present situation for
which, I consider myself indebted to all those who have supported us”. |