By Aaliya, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
What comes into your mind when you look at this person, who seems quite and desperate? By looking at this image, I can imagine that this person could be a strong and a professional, who might be thinking about his future. However, this person is basically jobless because he is blind, deaf, and speech disabled.
In July 2012 I was doing a project along with my friends on Atta Abad accident. We basically wanted to measure the vulnerability of Atta Abad victims. After doing one survey of the shelter, accidentally I met this person outside his shelter. I was shocked when one of the residents of shelter, Gulam Musa, introduced him. By looking at his appearance, I could not believe that this person could be blind, deaf, and speech disabled because he does not look like such person.
Indeed, I cannot describe this person as unfortunate because there are many people across the globe who are more vulnerable. However, he is somewhat vulnerable because he has lost his land during Atta Abad landslide in 2010. On the other hand, he cannot do any job. His name is Ali Mohammad, and he is one the victims of Atta Abad landslide. He is married, and he has five children as well. Along with his family, he currently lives in shelter in Altit since landslide. Unfortunately this person has lost his property along with other villagers during the Atta Abad disaster.
Indeed, we all respect humanity, and we practice it every day in our lives. By considering humanity, if we collect even a single coin for the sake of this person and other land slide victims, we can somewhat lift up their lives and the future of their children.
Aaliya, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan – Asian University for Women
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