Shameem Akhtar: To learn is to be free
Shameem Akhtar: Utbildning gör dig fri
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,
of the room, surrounded by books.
her female cousins and friends,
kvinnliga kusiner och vänner
instead of the school,
to get an education alongside boys.
tillsammans med pojkarna.
girls' school in her village.
flickskola i hennes by.
conservative tribe,
konservativ stam i Baloch,
are a matter of honor.
kvinnor och flickor.
her parents wanted a baby boy.
föräldrarna ha en pojke.
a baby girl arrived.
to keep girls inside the homes.
a university graduate,
som hade en universitetsexamen,
an opportunity to see the world,
that can be used for both men and women.
fungerade för både män och kvinnor.
to change her course of life.
att förändra hennes liv.
uppfostra henne som en pojke.
a baby girl, to baby boy.
istället för en liten flicka.
tillsammans med pojkarna.
small, everyday injustices
de dagliga orättvisorna
from the eldest man to the youngest man.
från den äldste mannen till den yngste.
for high school for further study
till fortsatta studier
her to travel on her own,
att hon åker ensam
to walk you there and back.
följa dig fram och tillbaka.
offers to teach her
att lära henne
her matriculation.
who is talking before you now.
have been fighting for their identity.
kämpat för sin identitet.
because of their identity,
på grund av sin identitet,
och förvägrats saker
their identity,
in society, wherever you live.
oavsett var du bor.
I hate this question of identity.
are being denied their basic rights
förvägras grundläggande rättigheter
if I hadn't been raised as a boy.
om jag inte uppfostrats som pojke.
to learn, to be free.
studera, att lära mig och att bli fri.
in college was not easy for me.
få studera på college.
min collegeutbildning.
for me to go to university,
att gå på universitetet,
his attention, to my younger brothers.
mot mina yngre bröder.
secure jobs and support the family.
få jobb och försörja familjen.
var min plats i hemmet.
to become a lady health visitor.
för att bli kvinnlig hälsoarbetare.
Rural Development Program,
Rural Development Program,
working to empower rural communities.
stärka samhällen på landsbygden.
to interview for a position.
för att komma till arbetsintervjun.
from my home I have ever been.
jag var så långt hemifrån.
I have ever been.
att berätta det för pappa.
of his daughter crossing the border.
skulle ta sig över gränsen.
to accept the position in Thardeep.
ta jobbet i Thardeep.
all my things in a bag,
my father's room and told him,
the bus is going to come in.
and take me to the bus station.
till busstationen.
was standing beside me
the importance of words.
hur viktiga orden är.
an important role in our lives.
are more powerful than fighting.
which I didn't know,
en ny sida av Pakistan.
than I had realized.
jag tidigare förstått.
I had a difficult life.
trott att mitt liv var svårt.
of Pakistan were experiencing.
andra delar av Pakistan hade det.
but nothing to feed them.
men ingen mat att ge dem.
three hours every day to wells.
för att hämta vatten från brunnen.
32 kilometers away.
to get to the hospital.
she may die on her way.
more than just a job for me.
were noticing this.
the importance of education.
utbildning var viktigt.
started sending their daughters to school.
sina döttrar till skolan.
och mer accepterat
out of school in my village.
i min by som inte går i skolan.
in health sites, even in police.
och till och med som poliser.
beyond my village
bortom min egen by,
when I joined Acumen Fellowship.
blev en del av Acumen Fellowship.
across the country.
från hela landet.
risks in their lives.
in a remote school,
som låg avlägset till.
every morning and evening.
visste jag redan första dagen
staring back at me --
which I had in my childhood.
som jag hade som barn.
but the school is understaffed.
men skolan hade dåligt med personal.
to help me to teach.
hjälpa till att undervisa.
to the outside world
of the world's best leaders,
mest framstående ledare,
and Nelson Mandela.
went to college.
vidare till college.
my PhD in education --
doktorsavhandling i pedagogik
a management position
educating the girls,
får vi förmodligen aldrig
inte att bli färre.
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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