Youth Voices

Read stories below for first-hand accounts of how EEA participants have been given a second chance for a real future through learning new skills, self-confidence and the secrets to success!

Hear from Sana from Pakistan

Hear from Amr and Ahmed from Egypt

PAKISTAN'S FUTURE GENERATION OF SKILLED WORKERS

Battling the odds stacked against her, 21 year old Sana Shamsher Satti, is determined to make a future for herself and finds new hope once joining the EEA "Trainings in Vital Service Job Skills for Disadvantaged Pakistani Youth" project in Islamabad.

Sana earned a B.A. in Statistics & Economics from IMCG F- 10/2 Islamabad in March 2006 and is currently pursuing a Masters from Ilama Iqbal Open University. After graduation she interviewed for a job with Mobilink but the interview went so badly that she was not selected for the job. Sana was discouraged from interviewing again. Instead she decided to begin a career teaching. This was not the life she wanted for herself.

	What were your dreams/aspirations when growing up?
	What is one thing that you found about the EEA Programme that you really enjoyed or found useful?
	Are you employed now and how did you manage getting that job?
	How does the instability surrounding young people in Pakistan affect their plans for the future?
	What role do you see that Pakistani youth can play in improving life in their communities and in society as a whole?
	What message do you want to communicate to your peers about how they can play an effective role for the betterment of the society?

Describe yourself, how you grew up and in what circumstances

We lived in Murree and we have only recently moved to Rawalpindi because I now have a job. I am the eldest in the family and have three sisters and one brother. My father was a teacher and struggled to educate all us children. The schooling in Murree was not good because we do not come<