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GIRLS WORK TO HELP

THEIR FAMILIES
Tuesday, April 26th 2023

Parvana and Shauzia are girls working to

earn money to support their family
These two girls from Afghanistan have been working since they need to keep their
families healthy and fed. Parvana's mother agreed to interview her daughter in order
to know what are those hard jobs that she does with her friend together and what
they think regarding it. One of the mentioned is digging up bones, it may sound
controversial for most people and even disrespectful, but, is mandatory for them. Not
only Parvana but also Shauzia thinks is not the best option and feels scared of being
discovered day, however, this is the current job that they have and they would do
everything to help their family. The situation for Afghan girls is unfavorable, due to
the fact that they are not allowed to do this kind of job and not walk through the
streets showing themselves. Both of them hope one day to be treated fairly.
For now, they must continue
doing it while it generates "Parvana knew she had to fetch the water because
pangs of conscience, the task of there was nobody else in the family who could do
digging bones goes against the it. Sometimes this made her resentful. Sometimes
ethics and morals of both, , it made her proud. One thing she knew—it didn’t
they think it is disrespectful matter how she felt. Good mood or bad, the water
towards families. As well, she
had to be fetched, and she had to fetch it."
had home responsibilities

while his father is in prison such as fetching water,

Parvana mentioned that there I no other family
member that could do it so she had to assume that
responsibility. She expressed her feeling about it and
said that it makes her feel proud of it because it's all for
a good cause, nonetheless, sometimes she would like to
live her days as a normal 14-year-old kid, not constantly
worrying about the uncertainty of her country.