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The Challenges to providing Education to Girls in Pakistan
Educating girls in Gujjar communities presents significant challenges, yet it is crucial for the future of these communities. The Gujjar people, residing in the
- Kezia McNab
- 2. 07. 2024
Kunis Women’s Sewing Center
After Kunis is a beautiful village nestled into the rugged mountains of Gilgit Baltistan. After the flooding that struck northern Pakistan in 2022, SLI began
- Kezia McNab
- 25. 01. 2024
37 Lives Changed
Ten years ago Shining Light began to train women in the basics of sewing so that the women of Gilgit who had never had access to education could gain a valuable,
- Kezia McNab
- 11. 09. 2017
2017 Graduate Testimonies
Be encouraged and inspired by these stories of hope. When you invest in Shining Light, this is what you are a part of! Thank you for your support and bringing
- Kezia McNab
- 11. 09. 2017
Behind the Scarf: Musooma
For years, we’ve been selling the beautiful infinity scarves made by the employees of Life Stitch and the graduates of the Women’s Vocational Training
- Kezia McNab
- 8. 08. 2017
Behind the Scarf: Sarafeen
For years, we’ve been selling the beautiful infinity scarves made by the employees of Life Stitch and the graduates of the Women’s Vocational Training
- Kezia McNab
- 8. 08. 2017
Behind the Scarf: Nisera
For years, we’ve been selling the beautiful infinity scarves made by the employees of Life Stitch and the graduates of the Women’s Vocational Training
- Kezia McNab
- 8. 08. 2017
Behind the Scarf: Noreen
For years, we’ve been selling the beautiful infinity scarves made by the employees of Life Stitch and the graduates of the Women’s Vocational Training
- Kezia McNab
- 7. 08. 2017
New Female Teachers
In working closely with the Gujjar communities in the Ghizer District of Northern Pakistan, we strive to listen to their needs and requests, not push our own
- Kezia McNab
- 25. 04. 2017
It Gave me Hope…
Real women’s lives are being changed everyday when they attend the Women’s Vocational Training Center in Giglit, Pakistan. Over 500 women have graduated
- Kezia McNab
- 3. 03. 2017
There Was No School for Girls…
Arish is in the 9th grade and is currently attending school in Gilgit, Pakistan. She is being supported through our Shining Light Scholarship Program. We
- Kezia McNab
- 20. 01. 2017
Graduation
On June 23, 2015, twenty three women received a brand new sewing machine at the graduation ceremony for the Women’s Vocational Training Center in Gilgit,
- Kezia McNab
- 29. 08. 2016
Interview with Sarah Ray of Yobel Market
Tell us how Yobel Market first started. While mentoring kids through Young Life, we had the opportunity to bring them to Uganda where they volunteered at a
- Kezia McNab
- 1. 10. 2013
Life Stitch Manufacturing
As the Women’s Training and Vocational Center continues to train and raise up women among impoverished communities, there are even more exciting opportunities
- Kezia McNab
- 14. 08. 2013