Orphan Girls Empowerment through Vocational Skills

Story of Asma Karim

My Learning Become My Family Best Earning

I am Asma of 18 years just eighth class level, I wanted to become a school teacher but my dream could not become true due to sudden my father death when just I entered in eighth class and it ended on eighth too. I am living in a remote and poor village some 7 kilometers away from city center. We are total 6 members in family headed by elder brother and he used to earn Rs.8000 per month hardly through unskilled laborer to feed the family and rest of all day to day petty expenses. Due to three small brothers my mother was unable to do any other economic activity to earn and support as she has to look after household chores and small brothers. We used to live in very miserable conditions. But I was always in search to learn any skill which permanently become better source of our income but it be socially and culturally do able as well, as in rural areas people do not like or allow girls specially orphan girls to have such job or business in which girls have direct interaction with male and boys. And luckily one day, Advocacy, Research, Training and Services (ARTS) Foundation team came to our village in the search of orphan girls to induct them for vocational skills (dress making / tailoring) training. Indeed, it was the luckiest and happiest day of my life when I heard that I can get admission free of cost for four moths dress making training. I managed to visit the center on very next day and submitted my application for admission. I maintained 98% attendance, secured second position in test and learned full dress-making within four months course. After completion of my successful training I set up my dress-making work by sparing one room of my house as a tailoring house. I am very happy to share that I am earning not less than Rs.10000 per month. It makes me and my family to live a fair life and my two small brothers are in school now. Finally, I will say that vocational skill learning boosted me as the best earner of my family – thank you ARTS Foundation and thank you the donors through GlobalGiving.

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May 10, 2018

Dear Project Supporters,

This is immense pleasure for ARTS Foundation Pakistan to share with you the project’s report to keep updated to you with achievements made through your generous support to empower most vulnerable segments i.e. orphan girls living in hard conditions and for flung areas in Sindh province of Pakistan.

ARTS Foundation aim is to enhance the employment prospects of orphanage girls providing them with vocational training and skills to meet their end. So far, ARTS Foundation have identified 100+ orphan girls who wants to get vocational stitching training so that they can learn and earn as well. Your support so far has helped us trained orphan girls to get vocational training of stitching and upon the completion of the campaign, all orphan girls will get sufficient training and business marketing opportunities to earn well and live a quality life of their own. 

ARTS Foundation has been conducting skill development vocational trainings to the destitute orphan girls in the surrounding of Mirpurkhas District of Sindh Province, Pakistan since 2015. ARTS Foundation keep identifying orphan girls age group between 16 to 30 years for 4 months stitching and dress making vocational training.

Challenge

Many rural villages of Mirpurkhas, Pakistan are lacking of Government high schools nearby. Their higher education is depending on private schools, where school fee, uniform cost and other material cost is very high. Many remote rural families are very poor. The parent’s illiteracy and jobless conditions makes their family condition worse. In some instance, they are unable to buy even a pencil for their children. As such, many parents are stopping their children's higher education and makes their children life miserable.

Solution

This project will provide free of cost vocational stitching training to the under privileged orphan girls. The girl's future will be bright and well secured.

Long-Term Impact

The project will provide an excellent education and opportunities to the orphan girls in need and ensure her holistic growth and development. The orphan girls will be protected from child marriages, trafficking etc. This project creates a chance for the girls to create their own destiny.

By contributing to orphan girl’s empowerment you stand to become a game changer in the lives of these young girls. You may even save a young girl's life, so please donate today to help more orphan girls stand on their own feet.

Best regards

ARTS Foundation  

Links:

• Donate to the Orphan Girls Vocational Training