Shameem Akhtar: To learn is to be free
Shameem Akhtar: Belajar itu membebaskan
Shameem Akhtar is a teacher working to empower girls in Sindh, a province in the southeast of Pakistan. Full bio
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or ten years old,
sembilan atau sepuluh tahun,
of the room, surrounded by books.
dikelilingi buku-buku.
di antara anak-anak laki,
her female cousins and friends,
instead of the school,
alih-alih di sekolah,
to get an education alongside boys.
mengenyam pendidikan bersama anak lelaki.
girls' school in her village.
yang berfungsi di desanya.
conservative tribe,
yang konservatif,
are a matter of honor.
adalah masalah kehormatan.
her parents wanted a baby boy.
orangtuanya mengharapkan bayi lelaki.
a baby girl arrived.
bayi perempuan yang muncul.
to keep girls inside the homes.
agar perempuan tetap tinggal di rumah.
a university graduate,
seorang lulusan universitas,
an opportunity to see the world,
that can be used for both men and women.
yang bisa dipakai untuk pria dan wanita.
to change her course of life.
mengubah jalur hidupnya.
membesarkannya sebagai lelaki.
a baby girl, to baby boy.
menjadi bayi lelaki.
small, everyday injustices
ketidakadilan kecil tiap harinya
from the eldest man to the youngest man.
dari pria tertua ke pria termuda.
for high school for further study
untuk lanjut belajar ke SMA
her to travel on her own,
bepergian seorang diri,
to walk you there and back.
menemanimu jalan pulang pergi.
offers to teach her
untuk mengajarkannya
her matriculation.
menuntaskan tahun matrikulasinya.
who is talking before you now.
yang bicara di hadapan kalian kini.
have been fighting for their identity.
telah memperjuangkan jati dirinya.
because of their identity,
karena jati diri mereka,
their identity,
jati diri mereka,
in society, wherever you live.
di masyarakat, di manapun Anda hidup.
I hate this question of identity.
saya benci pertanyaan jati diri ini.
are being denied their basic rights
disangkal hak asasinya
if I hadn't been raised as a boy.
jika tak dibesarkan sebagai lelaki.
to learn, to be free.
untuk belajar, untuk bebas.
in college was not easy for me.
tidaklah mudah bagi saya.
menuntaskan kuliah saya.
for me to go to university,
waktunya untuk masuk universitas,
his attention, to my younger brothers.
perhatiannya, ke adik-adik lelaki saya.
secure jobs and support the family.
dan menyokong keluarga.
tempat saya adalah di rumah.
to become a lady health visitor.
untuk jadi wanita pengunjung kesehatan.
Rural Development Program,
Program Pengembangan Pedesaan Thardeep,
working to empower rural communities.
memberdayakan komunitas pedesaan.
to interview for a position.
wawancara suatu posisi.
from my home I have ever been.
sangat teramat jauh dari rumah.
I have ever been.
kebebasan dalam hidup saya.
menghadapi ayah saya.
of his daughter crossing the border.
menyeberang perbatasan.
to accept the position in Thardeep.
selain menerima jabatan di Thardeep.
all my things in a bag,
semua barang saya dalam tas,
my father's room and told him,
ke kamar ayah saya dan bilang,
the bus is going to come in.
and take me to the bus station.
mengantar saya ke stasiun bus.
was standing beside me
ayah berdiri di samping saya
the importance of words.
pentingnya kata-kata.
memengaruhi hati kita,
an important role in our lives.
dalam hidup kita.
are more powerful than fighting.
lebih dahsyat daripada pertengkaran.
which I didn't know,
Pakistan yang tak saya kenal,
than I had realized.
dari perkiraan saya.
I had a difficult life.
of Pakistan were experiencing.
wanita Pakistan di bagian yang lain.
but nothing to feed them.
tanpa bisa memberi makan.
three hours every day to wells.
tiga jam tiap harinya ke sumur.
32 kilometers away.
setidaknya 32 kilometer.
to get to the hospital.
sampai ke rumah sakit.
she may die on her way.
dia bisa mati di perjalanan.
more than just a job for me.
dari sekadar kerja bagi saya.
were noticing this.
mulai menyadari ini.
the importance of education.
pentingnya pendidikan.
started sending their daughters to school.
mulai mengirim putrinya ke sekolah.
out of school in my village.
yang tak sekolah di desa saya.
in health sites, even in police.
bahkan di kepolisian.
beyond my village
di luar dari desa saya
when I joined Acumen Fellowship.
dengan Acumen Fellowship.
across the country.
seperti saya di penjuru negeri.
risks in their lives.
mengambil risiko dalam hidup.
kembali ke wilayah saya
in a remote school,
di sekolah terpencil,
every morning and evening.
setiap pagi dan malam.
saya langsung tahu
staring back at me --
menatap balik kepada saya --
which I had in my childhood.
kebebasan di masa kecil saya.
but the school is understaffed.
tapi sekolah kekurangan staf.
to help me to teach.
untuk membantu saya mengajar.
to the outside world
siswi saya ke dunia luar
of the world's best leaders,
profil pemimpin terbaik di dunia;
and Nelson Mandela.
dan Nelson Mandela.
went to college.
masuk kuliah.
berhenti belajar.
my PhD in education --
PhD di bidang pendidikan --
a management position
memperoleh jabatan pengelola
educating the girls,
ke belakang sekarang.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shameem Akhtar - Writer, social workerShameem Akhtar is a teacher working to empower girls in Sindh, a province in the southeast of Pakistan.
Why you should listen
Shameem Akhtar is a dedicated and enthusiastic development professional, with special interest in the field of gender, education, social mobilization, emergency/relief, management and literature. She is also engaged in research studies in rural development, doing PhD work at the University of Sindh. She is a member of the Individual Land Organization (Friedrich Naumann Stiftung) and was selected by Acumen Pakistan Fellows 2015 for their one-year course.
Akhtar frequently contributes to print media and literary magazines, work that has brought her close to the study of important social issues like malnutrition, child labor, marginalization and other core problems of the province. She has been active in the training of teachers, children, women and other segments of society in the fields of education, health, livelihood and disaster management under the banner of prestigious organizations in the social service sector.
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