A mother's fight to educate her daughters
- 11 years ago
In a small Pakistani village, 44 year old Nabeela Bano walks home with her buffalo.
The money she earns selling it's milk helps put her four daughters through school.
Eight years ago she was widowed, and has fought everyday since to provide the kind of life for her family she never had.
Strong taboos still exist in Pakistan against women.
In the capital Islamabad, female members of parliament praise the progress of women's rights saying a substantial amount of funding has been allocated for girls' schools.
But in Bano's village, those schools remain to be seen. Her daughters walk to another village everyday to attend class as there are no schools for girls here.
Bano's decision to continue her daughters education has drawn criticism from villagers, but praise and respect from her daughters.
( SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) JAVAIRIA BIBI, DAUGHTER OF NABEELA BANO, SAYING:
"He said, 'do not send the girls to school anymore.' But my mother said, 'I could
The money she earns selling it's milk helps put her four daughters through school.
Eight years ago she was widowed, and has fought everyday since to provide the kind of life for her family she never had.
Strong taboos still exist in Pakistan against women.
In the capital Islamabad, female members of parliament praise the progress of women's rights saying a substantial amount of funding has been allocated for girls' schools.
But in Bano's village, those schools remain to be seen. Her daughters walk to another village everyday to attend class as there are no schools for girls here.
Bano's decision to continue her daughters education has drawn criticism from villagers, but praise and respect from her daughters.
( SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) JAVAIRIA BIBI, DAUGHTER OF NABEELA BANO, SAYING:
"He said, 'do not send the girls to school anymore.' But my mother said, 'I could