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Mariam
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Thirteen-year-old Mariam is so bright that her teachers recently made her skip a grade. She has just turned thirteen, hence there is mounting pressure from relatives to get her married off as she belongs to a very conservative "Pathan" family. Mariam, the eldest of six, is fortunate as her father, a driver, and mother want her to continue her education and become a role model for the younger girls in her family. Since Mariam enrolled in DIL Nation School in 2001, she has actively participated in co-curricular and social activities. Her teachers claim that if this brilliant young girl is provided with the right kind of support and allowed to continue her education she will definitely realize her dream of becoming a computer programmer and a linguist. |
Saima Gul
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There's one thing Samina is certain about-she is not going to be a housemaid like her mother and older sister. Second of six, three brothers and three sisters, she joined DIL Paradise School when it opened in 2001. She attends school regularly even though she lives in the mountains more than one kilometer away from the school. Since her father, a mason, mother and older sister have long working hours; she takes care of her younger siblings in their absence. She is especially proud of the fact that she persuaded her parents to enroll her younger siblings, who now also attend DIL Paradise School. She works with them every evening so that they can excel at their studies. Having a passion for art she would like to become an artist someday.
Unfortunately, her parents are going through a very rough spell as their home was recently robbed of all its contents. They had very little to start out with but the incidence has left them completely impoverished. She wonders how long she can dissuade her father from pulling her out of school to join her mother and sister in helping earn the much needed income for the family. |
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