There are people in the world who are good to others. This sentence comes from Asifa Khalili of Gulzar Hijri, who has established an educational institution where poor and orphaned children are given free education while in Syria the parents of these children, especially women, are also provided education.
She believes it is important for a mother to be educated. Asifa also organises Meena Bazaar, women's technical training and counselling sessions in collaboration with various civil society organisations to empower women financially.
When Asifa Khalili started her work in Gulzar-e-Hijri in 2010, the area was very deserted and the population was living in extreme poverty.
Asifa Khalili becomes obsessed with telling her storey and says that there was no school in the area and when she saw the children of the area wandering around, she was not relieved and she thought if they had knowledge, then why don't they pass it on to others.
She decided to teach children. The first problem he had was with the place. He got this place through his aunt. But the other big problem now is persuading parents to send their children to school.
When they go to people's homes to make them aware of the importance of education, people don't know if they have any greed or some other reason why they want to educate their children.
And when he talked about educating girls, many people turned against him because they were against girls' education and did not understand its importance.
She became very discouraged but still convinced herself that she had to travel a long way from her home to get here. I am coming They were told to close their shop or else the results would not be good. She had to convince her husband, which was a big challenge in itself.
When she settled here, people started trusting her, and gradually her hard work started paying off. He started inviting mothers of children to his house for evening tea so that these women could be counselled and told how important education was.
They should be told that if the children are educated, they will respect and help each other instead of fighting, and it will be easier for them to find employment in a good place.
Many times it happened that the men of the area told them not to meet our women; you are seducing them against us, to which they replied that education is not seduction and I will continue to do this.
At the same time, he contacted the local dignitaries and asked them to ask the children what they were teaching them. Which the esteemed area praised for his work and spirit.
In the days of lockdown, the condition of the people of this area became very bad and everyone was worried. There was famine in the houses of the people. During this time, he worked with some other people to deliver rations to the victims.
Inspiring women like Asifa Khalili are positive aspects of our society who did not give up on their goal in spite of many difficulties and they did not back down. She has become a bright example for others.
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