We met Ali Raza near Minar-e-Pakistan while he was collecting plastic bottles from the trash. At an age when he should have been in school—reading books and playing with friends—circumstances forced him to shoulder household responsibilities prematurely.

A Single Mother of Young Children
It’s been six long years since Naseem Baji lost her husband. Life hasn’t been the same since.
Now, battling her illness, she is also the sole caretaker of her four young children — bright kids who want to study but have no financial support.


