Gender stereotyping, in Pakistan is not just one of the many social problems the nation faces but a deep-seated belief that people even today hold on to.
According to a report published by UNESCO, Pakistan ranks second highest in terms of the most non – school going children in the world with only Nigeria ahead of us. It also revealed that Pakistan is in the bottom 10 countries in terms of the proportion of poor girls who have never gone to school.
It stated that 62% girls in Pakistan, aged between 7 and 15, have never spent time in a classroom. These stats are much higher in comparison to 30% in India and 9% in Bangladesh.
To fight this century long belief and to create awareness regarding the importance of girl child education, SOC Films in collaboration with Chime of Change, created a series of short documentaries on young girls who want to achieve their dreams and aspirations to seek excellence in various professions in the future whether it’s sports, literature, science, math, activism, or so on and so forth.
Chime For Change is a global movement aimed at strengthening voices speaking out to support the cause of promoting justice, health and education for girls and women the world over.
These documentaries were screened at an event in New York on 11th October this year, which is also celebrated as the International Day of the Girl Child. The event was also featured in Huffington Post.
Areeba Fatima, a student of Dawood Public School is also featured in one of the documentaries where she expresses her desire to become a diplomat to be able to represent Pakistan at the UN and paint a positive picture of the country.
