Gulalai ismail biography for kids
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Aware Girls facts for kids
Aware Girls is a non-governmental organization in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Gulalai ismail biography for kids
Established in 2002, it aims to address violence and discrimination against women and young girls in Pakistan. Their mission is to advocate for women's rights and education. They state their objective as "to strengthen the leadership capacity of young women enabling them to act as agents of social change and women empowerment in their communities."
Gulalai Ismail, a human rights activist based in Peshawar, served as the chairperson of Aware Girls.
In 2018, the Pakistani government shut down Aware Girls after Gulalai became associated with the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), a social movement advocating for Pashtun human rights.
Formation
Aware Girls was formed in Peshawar in 2002 by sisters Gulalai Ismail and Saba Ismail, at the time aged 16 and 15 respectively.
They began by campaigning in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area against gender based violence such as honour