{"id":247,"date":"2017-06-01T17:34:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T17:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/redalert\/?p=247"},"modified":"2023-04-25T06:33:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T06:33:42","slug":"sumaiyas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/redalert\/sumaiyas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumaiya&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"247\" class=\"elementor elementor-247\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dc36750 elementor-section-height-min-height redalert-homebanner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7dc36750\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cdbda0b\" data-id=\"3cdbda0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4ce2d5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4d4ce2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/mychoicesfoundation.org\/redalert\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CATEGORY: OPERATION RED ALERT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf63568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bf63568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.1 - 14-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sumaiya\u2019s Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4b6123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b4b6123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One day when no one was at home, Sumaiya ran away from her house to the school. She cried and convinced her headmaster to stop this marriage with an unknown man. The headmaster immediately called local Block Development Officer [BDO] and childline. Childline team came to Sumaiya\u2019s home and educated them on the consequences of early child marriage.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d37ef4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d37ef4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bb26da\" data-id=\"1bb26da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3766bc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3766bc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUMAIYA\u2019s STORY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7607accc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7607accc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sumaiya is a 15-year-old who is in her fourth grade in school. She is the youngest of four sisters. Each of her sisters dropped out of school and are heavily involved in domestic labor and household work. Sumaiya comes from a poor Muslim family with parents who are daily wage laborers. Sumaiya\u2019s dream is to be a school teacher.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c890466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c890466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When HASUS, our Implementing Partner conducted a Safe Village Program in her school, Sumaiya was very attentive in listening to the team. As part of our Safe Village program in school, we also educate adolescent girls on the dangers of early child marriage and explain the physical and mental consequences of it, and how it may lead to sex trafficking.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d9414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7d9414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One day, Sumaiya was informed by her dad that she was going to have an arranged marriage. Sumaiya was in shock and tried really hard to convince her mother that she would like to continue her studies. Her parents were adamant that she marry this unknown man from Mumbai. According to her Father, Sumaiya would be really happy with this handsome man as he earns a good income. Sumaiya was told not to go to school from that day on.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9432c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d9432c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One day when no one was at home, Sumaiya ran away from her house to the school. She cried and convinced her headmaster to stop this marriage with an unknown man. The headmaster immediately called local Block Development Officer [BDO] and childline. Childline team came to Sumaiya\u2019s home and educated them on the consequences of early child marriage.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a6ff0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32a6ff0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Childline along with ORA partner HASUS motivated Sumaiya\u2019s family to work for their daughter\u2019s safety and long term happiness.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195e9331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"195e9331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now Sumaiya is back in school with her friends. She and her friends decided to stand against child marriage and continue their education in their school \u2013 to be Guardian Girls for each other.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c497018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c497018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is our vision to see all girls in the village be \u201cguardian girls\u201d for each other, who know that they are VALUABLE, DETERMINED and are on a MISSION.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15779d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15779d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It is Operation Red Alert\u2019s most critical mission that every girl would know why they should be a guardian girl, what really happens when someone from the city approaches their family and promises a better life, who traffickers are, and how to be on RED ALERT!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9e2ce8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b9e2ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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