Farheen is the only sister among three brothers. She has always loved studying. Her home is filled with love, and her parents always wanted her to continue her education and build a better future. However, in her community, when something goes wrong with girls even if it has nothing to do with you people begin to judge all girls the same way. Around the time she was supposed to take admission in 9th class, an incident happened in her neighbourhood. Soon, people started talking about stopping girls from pursuing education and moving out. Relatives and neighbours began making comments about her, as she was the only one moving out from her family in the hope of an education. They started to talk about girls, and about what is “right” and “wrong” for them.
Fear slowly entered her home, and her parents stopped her education. Even her mother, who had wanted to take her for admission in 9th class, became hesitant worrying about what people would say, about her safety, and about her family’s reputation.
Still, after a few months, her mother gathered the courage and went to the college to enrol her, but by then, admissions had already closed. That moment felt to Farheen like everything had fallen apart.
She quietly accepted it and stayed home, helping with household work and taking care of her family. She didn’t express how deeply it hurt her. She kept praying, hoping that somehow, a door would open for her again. Studying was not just something she liked, it was her dream, something she thought about every single day.
Slowly, the weight of everything began to affect her. She stopped eating properly, became quiet, and withdrew from everyone. Then she fell ill with fever and anemia. During that time, she felt completely alone. The whispers in the community, the silence at home, and the uncertainty about her future made everything feel overwhelming. She began to believe that maybe this would be her life now that she had no other path. It was consuming her physically, mentally, and emotionally.
When Panth Foundation reached out to her family in 2025 and explained Panth’s work, she felt hope. For the first time in a long while, she felt courage. She spoke to her father and told him, “I want to join Panth’s Remedial Centre. It is only for girls, and other girls from our village are also going. This could be my chance to study again.” Finally, with the team’s support, she became a part of the centre and re-enrolled in 9th class.
Slowly, she found herself again. She started smiling more, talking openly, and feeling confident in ways she had never felt before. She expressed, “The centre gave me more than just a place to study; it gave me a sense of belonging and the belief that my dreams still matter.”
Today, she is studying in Class 10 and wants to make her parents proud. She wants to prove that girls can achieve great things if they are given the chance. She says, “I never imagined that there are people in the world who would stand by girls like me and support us without judgment. I am deeply grateful to the Panth Foundation and to everyone who believes that every girl deserves an opportunity, no matter what the world says.”