my career journey
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University of Kharkov Ukraine
Graduated from high school
Married
SON
Kabul
KabulBorn in Ukraine
After graduation went back to Kabul
TBaby Girl Born
Electrical Engineer
war Taliban
Moved to Pakistan as refugee
Farsi language teacher in college
Community development Officer (CDO) in Mercy Corp International
CDO certificate and other training
Back to Afghanistan
IDoctors with out bothers (MSF)Supervisor of Health clinicSupervisor and facilitator of Community health workerSupervisor of nutrition unitACTEDRelief coordinator for 500 families who were displaced
North
Political activities
• Refused to cover my face wearing a Burqua.
• Founder and coordinator of Afghan Women’s Association (AWA).
• Wrote charter of AWA and fought against women having to follow the sharya law.
• Celebrated international women’s day in Afghanistan bringing many women together.
• Sent an open letter to Mr. Bush and Mr.Coffie Annan.
Practice of the AWA Charter
• Media interview to CBC, BBC, NBC, CBS, New York times etc.
• Advocate for women’s rights• Opened a school for girls• Opened women’s center
providing jobs for 250 women• Trained 14 women basic health
care and for the first time they were getting personal income as women.
• Opened literacy classes and health care training centers
• Distributed clothes for displace people
Had to flee the country
Exploring myself in a new society
•Learning the English language•Volunteer work •Speeches•Networking•Got honorable membership in the International women organization, ZONTA•Media interviews•Traveled to USA , Europe and around Canada•Got landed immigrant status •Got job as a counselor•Still getting used to the weather •Got Canadian citizenship
Political refugee in Canada
New environment New cultureNew languageNew systemNo identity
Back to Kabul For 17days
Continue working with Afghanistan women Association •Contacted members of AWA•Fund raising for Women and children in Afghanistan•Reestablished AWA under a different name and register with the government •Funded a skill development project and adult education• 80 women graduated after 2 years and opened their one small businesses•Got an award for life long learning in Canada•This opened a new desire to go back to school for a career change. Career
Development
practitioner
Attended human rights conference in Kabul