The continuing battle for girls' education in Pakistan

Published May 29, 2014
A girl cleans the chalkboard,  preparing the class for the next subject.
A girl cleans the chalkboard, preparing the class for the next subject.
Assembly prayers. A fine start of a day.
Assembly prayers. A fine start of a day.
She's Shahid Afridi of her school.
She's Shahid Afridi of her school.
A complete view of a class.
A complete view of a class.
A student peeks out of her class, waiting for her teacher to arrive.
A student peeks out of her class, waiting for her teacher to arrive.
Last year books, waiting for new hands.
Last year books, waiting for new hands.
Class discussion in process.
Class discussion in process.
Class representative writing on the board.
Class representative writing on the board.
For confidence building they had a football competition against boys of a government school.
For confidence building they had a football competition against boys of a government school.
She couldn't contain her laughter as I took her picture.
She couldn't contain her laughter as I took her picture.
Classwork by a student of grade one.
Classwork by a student of grade one.
Lunchtime inside the school.
Lunchtime inside the school.
Time to go home.
Time to go home.

Women and girls around the world need and deserve a just education for a better future. Unfortunately, the disparity in education between girls and boys continues to grow in Pakistan.

However, the lower class of Karachi are beginning to realise the importance of education. They send their young girls to school and emphasise on getting them educated as much as they force them to learn stitching, cooking and other house-hold chores.

Here are few pictures taken in a government school in Nazimabad, Karachi.

– Photographs by Mahrukh Mansoor. You can see her photography here.

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