"I am a Product of the Society " - Shabina Mustafa - Episode 74

Our guest today is Mrs. Shabina Mustafa , a woman of strength, grit and gumption. The story of Shabina Mustafa’s life is truly as inspirational as the school itself. She had a happy carefree childhood being the youngest among five siblings. She moved to Karachi after her marriage to Flight Lieutenant Syed Safi Mustafa who was martyred only after one year of his marriage with Shabina in 1971. Widowed at the young age of 21 with her infant son, her life practically began from that point onward. During all the hardships and challenges of being a single parent, her resolve to impact lives of the less fortunate grew even stronger. Juggling between her job and taking care of her son she never forgot the dream of her late husband, who often talked about opening a school for the underprivileged. In 1999 when her maid’s daughter was denied admission to a school, she created a small space in her garage and started teaching children of similar background. In no time the entire garage was taken up by children from low income areas eager to learn, and The Garage School was born.

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Website : thegarageschool.com

In this podcast we talk about :

- What is adversity?

-Dealing with challenges & lessons learnt

-Strengths  & Pillars

- Choosing a path

- The Garage School

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