{"id":24469,"date":"2024-10-10T08:01:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T08:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=24469"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:24:44","slug":"bamika-steers-bamyani-girls-away-from-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/10\/bamika-steers-bamyani-girls-away-from-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Bamika’ steers Bamyani girls away from poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAMYAN CITY (SW) – In a corner of the market in the Yakawlang district of Bamyan, a unique initiative is providing training and employment opportunities for women who have been deprived of education and work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robaba Wahedi, an entrepreneur, established a sewing workshop called “Bamika” a year ago, investing 50,000 afghanis to empower women and create job opportunities.<\/p>\n

At just 28 years old, Robaba has already provided work for at least 15 other women. She shared her thoughts and ideas with Salam Watandar: \u201cI decided to stand on my own feet and contribute in meeting my family’s economic needs. When I saw girls who were unemployed and not studying, suffering greatly, I wanted to help them escape the confines of their homes, so I created this sewing workshop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before launching Bamika, Robaba learned sewing at home through hard work and determination, later sharing her skills with other women in the workshop. \u201cInitially, I worked from home but didn\u2019t have the opportunity to train girls. After obtaining an official license, I established this workshop in the market and now I teach girls how to sew,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Maryam Mohammadi, a high school graduate, is now one of the employees at Bamika. She considers this opportunity a blessing, saying, \u201cI\u2019m happy to work here, and I can now contribute to my family\u2019s expenses.\u201d Over the past year, she has mastered sewing skills at the workshop.<\/p>\n

Kimiya Sarwari, an 11th-grade student, is not currently attending school but aspires to become self-sufficient through sewing. She notes, \u201cMy family supports me working in this workshop. I urge the caretaker government to support and cooperate with initiatives like this so they can grow further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fatima Ayubi, who recently completed 6th grade, has also joined the workshop to learn sewing as both a hobby and a source of income. \u201cI want to learn a profession and serve my community through sewing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Bamika workshop has positively impacted the life of Zakia Mohammadi, an 11th-grade student. She calls for public support for women’s products: \u201cI ask the caretaker government to allow women to work and support our products so that we can contribute more to the household and community economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robaba, the founder of Bamika, aims to expand her initiative to other provinces, creating more training and employment opportunities for girls and women in a supportive environment across Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

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