Paul* founded a Christian school in rural Pakistan and needs to add high school grades |
Project Funded!Project: To add a 10th grade to the school for Christians and Muslims in rural Pakistan, so that students can finish high school and further their education. Summary: In 2002, Paul* began a school for girls that went through the 8th grade. To continue on to higher education in Pakistan, a student must complete the 10th grade. Paul offers education to all children in his rural village, believing this will help bring peace among Christians and Muslims in a country that is 97% Muslim. Parents of poor Muslim girls are delighted to have their girls receive an education and praise Christians for offering this. Paul recently shared, “Every poor girl wishes for a chance of education, for the opportunity to learn and go to school; the girls are less privileged in our target area because they don’t have access to attend public high school at the distance; and it is not affordable for their parents because of dire poverty. We know a gift of education is the most effective way to eliminate poverty, discrimination, violence against women and save the girls from early-child marriages. The forced marriages of girls are commonly arranged by the male of their family if more than one girl is born in the family. It is considered a a curse of God and their financial burden can be reduced by binding them in early-child marriage. That’s why these ill-fated girls are deprived from a chance of education (and thus locked into a cycle of poverty). *Note: Paul is a pseudonym for our graduate living and serving in his homeland of Pakistan. For safety, please use the name Paul when sharing about his work online.
To share Paul’s story with others, use this link: https://www.sifat.org/international-missions/international-projects/paul-pakistan |
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