By Shraddha P | Project Coordinator
Amir remembers the day his parents convinced him to drop out of school. "I was bullied because I wasn’t able to learn my lessons as quickly as my other classmates. So Abba thought it’d be better if I left school and helped him make pashmina shawls instead.” he recalls.
But soon he realized that being confined in a small room to make shawls was not his dream. He wanted to explore the world and become a ‘big man’; not stay in Baramulla for the rest of his life. That is when a CRY project in his village helped change his story. They came over to speak to his parents, motivated him to go back to school and worked with his teachers to make sure he learnt his lessons well. They also ensured that he wasn’t teased by the other kids, which helped him focus on his studies better.
Today, he is studying in 6th grade and loves going to school!
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