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About UsJuma Khan Nazari • Hakima Nazari • Zakia Anwari • Marzia Haidari 
At the age of eleven, Juma Khan Nazari separated unwillingly from his parents and fled Afghanistan. He returned many times and tried to stay, but the fear of imprisonment and murder compelled him to flee his homeland repeatedly. He has been a refugee in Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean island republic of Nauru, being one of 433 people rescued from a sinking boat by the Norwegian merchant vessel Tampa near Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, on 26 August 2001. Directly as a result of vigorous protests in Australia against the harsh anti-refugee policies of the Howard government (1996-2007), Juma made contact with several Australians in 2002 and has maintained that contact ever since. However, despite long and frequent public protests in Australia the Howard government was adamant that "these people" should not be allowed to set foot in Australia, and Juma was one of many who were bullied into returning to their countries of origin. Nevertheless, Juma is very optimistic about the humanitarian values of ordinary people everywhere, and is very grateful to his Australian friends in particular who have appreciated and played a vital role in his education through their financial and moral support. In spite of his harsh situation and the long separation from his family, Juma strived to gain knowledge and education and has graduated in history and political science.
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 Hakima Nazari has one year Diploma in nursing and midwifery and has done two years part time hospital nursing. She was accepted into Kabul University to study education. Hakima now studies midwifery in Kabul, working part time in hospital nursing. |
 Zakia Anwari studies Social Science at univeristy and has recently finished first year. She has taught one year at middle school and has worked for two years with different literacy projects in teaching and managing. She works part time with literacy projects and is very helpful to our literacy programs. |
 Marzia Haidari was a refugee in Pakistan for two years, and is now a student at Thebarton Senior College in Adelaide, Australia. Although Taliban opposition to female education caused Marzia to lose
three years study time, Marzia is now optimistic she can achieve her aims
to study medicine and assist people with their health, especially the
deprived women and children of rural Afghanistan. |
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