Pakistani School Security Improvements

Meet Sheema, age 19. Sheema just completed 7th grade and Barakat Elementary. She has two sisters and three brothers, however Sheema is the only daughter enrolled in school. Her father is a shop keeper and her mother runs the household. Her favorite subject is Math and Sheema dreams of going on to university and becoming a teacher so she can give back to her community. She believes that it is important for girls to gain an education and hopes that her younger sisters are able to follow her and also gain an education. 

Since Sheema is the eldest daughter there is a chance that if her family runs into financial trouble she will likely get pulled out of school and married off. So far she's been lucky and her parents are supportive of her gaining an education and thankfully has not run into issues with people in the community making it difficult for her to go to school. 

Sheema will be returning to school later this month when our schools come back from summer break. Every year our schools in Pakistan take time off during the hottest part of the summer to celebrate Ramadan and the Eid Festival so our schools are closed from the end of May till mid August for our students enrolled in daytime classes and till mid July for girls that are enrolled in our evening classes.

Without our donors off setting the cost going to school it would not be possible for students like Sheema and many other students that come from families like hers to gain an education. Our students dream of becoming teachers, doctors, nurses and many other professions that will require them to go on to university, by giving them the gift of an elementary and high school education we are able to help them get one step closer to their dreams. We continue to need your support as we head into a new school year with hundreds of students counting on us to support them as they continue their dream of gaining an education and lifting their families out of poverty.