Book maker

Fathiya is 25 years old; she is single and lives in Hargeisa with her family. She is the oldest daughter of her five sisters and four brothers. “I started my first school in Daroor refugee camp, I got their free education, my dream was to be a nurse, and I hope I could do something good to my family in the future” Fathiya says
“Two years later after we returned from the refugee camp in 2007 my father died and everything went wrong. I left from the school because my mother couldn’t pay the fees, so I decided to help my mother and take part the struggle to raise our ten children. I used to work as a casual worker. Work was not regular” She added.
In addition to that, Fathiya is a member of AFLAH Self Help Group (SHG) in Hargeisa, she helps the group as she takes meeting minutes, attendance and bookkeeping.
“Recently, I finished Biding and finishing course from Gargaar Organization and I’m getting ready to my final examination. I’m confident that I will get the highest marks.”

Fathiya says “During the course we visited the national printing house to see the real environment of our skill and how it works. We had two days practise training; I contributed a lot and worked hard than my sisters in the group. I was excited when the operations manager said, “you are the best among the group, you’re skilled and hard worker”. The manager rewarded me two weeks temporary paid-job and promised permanent job as I finish the course, I collected my first 300,000 SL.SH ($40).
Finally, Fathiya sent her appreciations to Gargaar organization, Tearfund, donors, Printing institutions and training instructors for their tireless efforts. “This training was contributed to my aspiration; I gained valuable skills to get permanent job to solve some of my family problems also to my future.”