Nine years ago, in a small village of Name Shah Feisal colony, Zareen started her embroidery. It was hard at first. She took a while to learn the basic skills. Since, she had masters in Urdu, the education paid off as in she was quick to learn the skills via internet and other resources. She […]
Living in a valley with harshest winters with her husband and three daughters, Fouzia Saeed had to start earning early to survive and raise a family. She would sell dry fruits to sustain and educate her daughters. She sent all her daughters to schools and they are now educated. Two of the university graduates and […]
Imagine living with six kids at a home where one sided is a fully functional carpet weaving activity. Living far away from Quetta city has never been easy according to Durkhane. As basic communication methods hardly work in many cities and villages of Baluchistan. Producing carpets every day, with minimum communication with the outside world […]
My name is Atta Illahi and I am from Bahawalpur Punjab. I am the oldest of four siblings. My family always struggled with finances. I had to leave school in the middle to work. While working, I learnt the art of embroidery making. I would make stuff for my home and people liked them. And […]
I am Rubaha Chowdry, and I have been married for a long time now. I have three kids, two girls and a boy. I always wanted to help people. I guess it comes from my dad. He was always helping people around, when we were barely financially stable. It helped me growing up with developing […]
Mughal Empire created art that was intricate and could withstand time and harsh weather. The traces of the art are still around and still hold the immense beauty that it holds. In far fledged area of northern Pakistan, an artist is getting the very much needed recognition. Shazia Nawab is a mosaic artist who works […]
Belonging to an Ajrak artisans’ family, Wasandi was also married to an Ajrak artist at a very young age. Her ancestors are the great custodians of Ajrak from Bhit Shah that is a remote and underprivileged area in Sindh, where Ajrak has been the only source of income for this family for generations. She has […]
Family restrictions and conservative cultural norms make life a bit more complicated than it has to be. Lubna is an embroidery artisan from Kohat who moved to Karachi in search of work. She has five kids and the eldest one with eyesight problems. With 5 school going children it is tough for the parents to […]
Belonging to a tribal region in Balochistan, Naila Bibi had been busy breaking the stereotypes through building her building her business with complete support of her family. She completed her formal education till highschool, and ever since she is Skilled in Balochi embroidery and stitching, Naila thinks that choosing to remain single in a country […]
Game changers can be from anywhere. Entrepreneurship has nothing to do with how educated you are. Asha Memon is a resident of Matiari, Sindh and she studied till 10th grade. Her husband has lands and is a well off farmer. Her son goes to a good school. Asha is an expert when it comes to […]
