Story of Mehrabuddin, TVET successful sase
Mehrabuddin, son of Jelauddin, is living in Miyan DoJoy village in the Pashtoon Zarghan district. He was born into a poor family who were illiterate and busy with agricultural work. He lives with his parents and siblings. His parents are aged, and his sisters are jobless at home. Therefore, he is the head of his family and the bread earner in his house. With acceptance of a variety of problems, he could study until he could finish school.
He had to immigrate to Iran illegally to earn money. On the way to Iran, Iran’s police fired at him, but he was able to escape and went to Iran by the way. He borrowed about 21,000 Afghanis for this trip, which he could not pay until now. He had told them that by going to Iran, he could earn money and pay it back. But after being in Iran for about 12 days and looking for a job, police in Iran arrested him, and after beating him, they forced him across the border. When this drama happened, he faced a mental disease.
The village people, especially the Arbab of the village, saw his situation. They introduced him to Pashtoon Zarghon MVTC. In this center, he learns house wiring. In this program, he learns a vocational skill and receives a monthly transportation fee. Besides all of these, he gets an FFT for paying his family food payment. He got about 8000 Afghanis in each month. This amount is so good for his financial situation.
According to the learning in this vocation, he has learned more interesting issues technically and vocationally about life skills and hygiene, as well as how he can set up his small businesses in the future. All the mentioned topics have motivated him to work and have increased his hope for the future. He is overjoyed that he can help his family every month thanks to WFP 8000 AFA and that he receives daily transportation from the HELP and OSAA organizations.
By learning a new vocation, his life is changed. His financial problems have decreased, and his vision of the future has improved. He feels hopeful and empowered to change his life and his family’s lives. He is very motivated to begin his work according to his vocation. In this way, his life will be assured in the future.
He said, “My life was full of problems. I tried to go to Iran and find a way to change my life, but after immigration I understood that I could not work there. After spending difficult days there, the police crossed me from border. I was so sad and felt I could do nothing in the world. But from the time I came here, I felt that I could change the world. I know a new vocation and my mind is confident about my family’s situation. I will continue my vocation in the future and support my family. “.
Since the OSAA organization supported him and he joined their training program, he has seen many changes in his behavior, personality, and knowledge. He can help his family because from WFP he receives 8000 AFN per month and his daily transportation is paid by OSAA NGO on time. Anyway, his economic challenges have solved it. He said that I was learning more things from this centre. In addition, according to the vocational issues and professional training, he also learned how to set up small businesses. Mirwais and his classmates are making a small group with the help of each other and he is managing it. At first, they have started a Facebook page and telegram called (LCD Repairers”. They are coordinating and taking the internal orders from their customers and repairing them. So far, they have received five orders for LCD repair, and all five have been repaired, and they have received some money as a result.This small process has made him very happy and hopeful for the future. He said: “I will be happy if, after I graduate from this center, I can open a shop, start working and earn money this way and spend it with my family.”
He has a great ambition to continue his studies and become a professional teacher in his field in the future. He loved street children. He said, “If God gives me a chance and my economic situation improves, I will definitely help the street children and share all the educational experience that I have already learned. So I never want to see street children on the roads of our city in the future.
Finally, he stated, “I appreciate all of the staff of the OSAA organization, Help INGO, and our trainers who are attempting to teach us and help us become useful and effective people for ourselves and our families in the future.”
The situation of Mirwais before he became the trainees of Ansari VTC– Herat, Afghanistan
As he said: “I always looked at the children, who all had fathers, and helped them. I was deprived of a father’s love, and I saw myself alone and without any support. In fact, it was very difficult and shocked me all the time. It’s a very important point to remember. Since I was a child, I dreamed of standing on my own feet and being a servant to my family. “
Working in a mechanic’s shop was very hard for him, and the salary was low, so he had to look for another job. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find one until he decided to buy an ice cream machine. During the summer season, the weather was also very hot, and he was selling ice cream in Herat city. Sometimes he was satisfied with the little benefit that he got, but he hardly earned money in difficult situations. One day, he was at Pol Hashmi Street when a man came to him and told him: “What are you doing, my dear? He told him: “I am selling ice cream. He asked him again: would you like to join a training program so you don’t sell ice cream on the road anymore and have a more comfortable life? He told him: “Yes, why not?” This is my great ambition. If you know about my life and my family, you know that we deal with many daily problems. I’d like to have an easier job like other children in society. I think this is my inalienable right to have a more comfortable life like other children, and then he asked him more questions. After that, he gave him a card with the address on it and directed him to go to this address with your mother. After that, the relevant office referred him to the Ansari Vocational Training Centre, and after going through the process, he was selected for the vocational training program. Currently, he is proud of being a trainee in the LCD/LED repairing class at Ansari Vocational Training Centre.
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