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About
| Website URL: |
http://sheedsociety.org/ |
| Partnership Status: |
Partner |
| Partner Headquarters (City): |
Lahore |
| Partner Headquarters (Country): |
Pakistan |
| Primary Country of Operation: |
Pakistan |
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Description
SheedSociety.org was a tiny NGO when first founded by Lubna Tayyab in 1995. Sheed was established to address the lack of education and to create HIV/AIDS awareness among the prostitutes and their children living shunned and oppressed in Pakistan.
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Impact
In this community, illiteracy and abuse are widespread. Since most men are unemployed, with no other means to support their families, the women sell their bodies. Generations pass on what they know – mother sell their daughters and sons are forced into child labor, drugs and crime.
The majority of their employees are hired from within the community to provide opportunity and growth. Two schools have been built along with a health care clinic providing free medical care.
Many children are the first in their families to become literate and may be the first to find a job outside of the sex trade.
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Interactions with Givology
Sheed Society is a small grassroots organization that Givology has chosen to work with on a project-by-project basis. Sheed has a US correspondent who serves as the liaison between Sheed's Pakistani and US operations, as well as the Givology team. This US contact is also providing Givology with regular visual and written updates.
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Students and Projects:
Teacher Training and Support - Ms. Sania
$490 of $490 donated
Punjab, Pakistan
Ms. Sania of age 22 years is working as school teacher with SHEED Society from last five years. Her education is matriculation (continued to stay and teach in the same institution). She was brought up in red light area Lahore by her parents and knew the situation of the children of the sex workers. She also has witnessed that many of young girls of the sex workers were forced by their mothers and acre takers in the prostitution only because they were not provided opportunity of the education and had no other choices for income. She says “I joined the SHEED Society only because of the reasons that SHEED is committed to work for the rights of the female sex workers and their children. After joining the SHEED society I am able to contribute for the efforts the education of the children. The students of my class now have dream to become TV artists, Teachers, Doctors, Managers etc but none of them says that they will be a prostitute in future. These outcomes give me much satisfaction a...
Teacher Training and Support - Ms. Alia
$490 of $490 donated
Pakistan
Alia was born in red light area Lahore and luckily got chance to complete the matriculation level education, staying in same school system locally. She wanted to be teachers and got the chance to get a job of school teacher in SHEED Society. Her age is 31 years and is associated with SHEED Society as school teacher for the last five years. Although her family has never been associated with the prostitution, they were totally against her work in red light area as a school teacher for the education of children of sex workers. Being an educated woman, Alia knew that female sex workers and their children have rights and to provide them the opportunity of education will help them to find other options for their livelihoods. She convinced her family members for continuation of her job as school teacher in SHEED Society. Alia says “main reason for continuation of my job as school teacher for the children of sex workers is that I believe that children of sex workers can only get rid of pr...
Sonia Sharif (Sonia Sharif )
$450 of $450 donated
Lahore, Pakistan
Sonia Sharif is an eight year old girl and living with her mother and six sisters in a rented house in the red light area Lahore. Her mother and her two elder sisters are sex workers, hardly earning an amount of Rs. 10000/ month (US $ 119/ month) from prostitution. With this limited income she is unable to meet the daily expenses of food and rent of the house. Her mother is not able to bear the expenses of her education and health care. Her two sisters are in the business of prostitution and her remaining three sisters have also never attended the school. Her mother and other family members do not want her to attend the school as they are unable to meet the expenses of her education. Her mother wants her to be a prostitute in future but she does not want such a fate. She desires an education and to become an artist in future. She thinks that education is the best way to find out other alternate ways of livelihood. She is not getting any support from her family for her education. Cur...
Sonam Shahbaz
$450 of $450 donated
Pakistan, Pakistan
Sonam Shahbaz is eight years old and living with her mother and six sisters in a rented house in the red light area of Lahore. Sonam’s mother is sex worker and earns livelihood for the family through prostitution. Sonam does not want to be a sex worker. Her mother and her two elder sisters hardly earn an amount of Rs. 10000/ month (US $ 119/ month) from prostitution. With this limited income they are hardly able to meet the daily expenses of food and rent of the house. Her mother is not able to bear the expenses of her education and health care. Her two sisters are in business of prostitution and remaining three sisters have also never attended school. Her mother and other family members do not want her to attend the school as they are unable to meet the expenses of her education. Her mother wants her to be a prostitute in future but she does not want to be a prostitute. She wants to get education and to become an artist in future. She thinks that education is the best way to get ...
Shaiza Anam
$450 of $450 donated
Pakistan, Pakistan
Shiza Anam, a six year old girl, is living with her mother, two brothers and two sisters in red light area Lahore. Her mother is sex worker who hardly earns an amount of Rs. 7000/ month (US $ 83 / month) from prostitution. With this limited income she is hardly able to meet the daily expenses of food and other requirements of the family. Her mother is not able to bear the expenses of her education and health care. Her two sisters and two brothers are also not going to school as her mother is not in a position to bear the expense of their educations. Her mother wants her to be a prostitute in future but she does not want to be a prostitute. She wants to get an education and to become a teacher in her life. She thinks that education is the best way to fight against deprivations, poverty and to get rid of the prostitution. But her mother does not have enough resources for her education. She does not know about her father as her mother is a sex worker. Her mother also does not know abou...
Apni Taleem Project ( Our Education Project)
$500 of $500 donated
Pakistan, Pakistan
SHEED Society is managing Non Formal Education (NFE) School in red light area Lahore to provide education for children of sex workers. SHEED Society donated the building for this school and this building has two classrooms. Each classroom has capacity to accommodate 30 students. SHEED Society started the school in this building in 2005 and at that time, this building was renovated by SHEED from its own funds. Currently in two classes 43 students are enrolled and getting the education. Both classrooms are not in good conditions and there is dire need to renovate the both classrooms immediately. Furniture for the both classes was purchased in 2005.Student chairs and desks have been repaired twice in last five years but most of student chairs and desks have broken and there is need to purchase new furniture for the school. Renovation of the classrooms and provision of the new furniture for school is necessary for create conducive environment for quality education. School renovation and...
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