Afridi announces campaign to promote girls' education
He announces the campaign “Taleem Hogi Aam – Har Beyti Ke Naam” under his foundation.
October 15, 2019
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi took his humanitarian work one step forward and announced on Tuesday to launch a campaign to promote girls’ education in the country.
The former captain was joined by his daughters Aqsa and Insha at a press conference at his residence where he announced the campaign “Taleem Hogi Aam – Har Beyti Ke Naam” under his foundation.
“We will go to different cities in different provinces, from Punjab to Balochistan and from KP to Sindh to tell people about the importance of education, especially girls’ education,” Afridi told media in Karachi.
“Education is an important aspect for growth of any society, see how Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have moved ahead of us on the basis of their education. So, it is important for us that we all collectively work for quality education in our country,” he said.
Afridi was criticized by activists in 2014 when he was asked about women’s participation in sports and he shared that women were best seen in the kitchen.
However, since then Afridi has been spotted working for women's health and education under his foundation and his daughters would be seen there.
When a journalist asked if he would like to see more Sana Mirs and Naseem Hameeds emerging from girls schools under his foundation, the former captain said that sports and education are equally important and he’s eyeing to provide all facilities.
“We already have adopted one girls’ school in Lahore and have established a proper sports ground with that school,” the former captain said.
Emphasizing on importance of girls education, Afridi highlighted that educating a girl would mean educating an entire generation.
“We must tell people that how important it is for everyone to have girls getting quality education,” he mentioned.
