Hello everyone! My name is Awais and I’m currently volunteering with VSO Pakistan. I am excited to take up a new role as an official VSO Digital Ambassador to raise awareness on the issues that matter to me most – child rights and education.
I would love for you to take some time to read my profile and join me on my journey as I work to create positive change for our communities.
About me
I’m currently based in Lahore and studying Sociology at Government College University. I pride myself on connecting with real-life stories and love applying what I’ve learned in the world. This has been extremely helpful in my volunteering journey with VSO.
Volunteering has always been a part of my life in one way or another, and was part of my culture growing up. However, I did not realise just what opportunities volunteering would provide me now as a 21-year-old student.
During my time with VSO so far, I’ve launched my own social action project focused on safeguarding children’s rights and education. I really want people to understand that child labour is a massive problem here in Pakistan, and that many children are missing out on their education as a result.
Children are the future of my country, but it is heart-breaking to see them, often as young as five years-old, working long hours in restaurants when they should be studying in classrooms.
When I carried out my social action activity, I ran a campaign to encourage people to talk about this issue. I created some educational videos for over 50 students in my university. By coming together and having a collective understanding on this issue, we truly can change the world.
Ask a question
I’d love to connect with you and answer any questions you might have about my work – and what I plan on getting up to as a Digital Ambassador. My passions are around child rights and quality education, so feel free to ask anything on those topics!
The ACTIVE programme
The UK government funded ACTIVE programme supports the development of active citizenship across the Global South, so the world’s most marginalised people can lead their own development, claim their rights to better public services, and hold people in power to account.