Shakiba’s Story

This is Shakiba's story, a woman in her mid-years who has been striving for over seven years to create a better life for her family. Shakiba, a widow for the past few years, resides in PD13 (Afghanistan region) with her four children. Family conflicts, unemployment, poverty, and the loss of a family provider have taken a toll on her mental well-being, leading to mental health challenges that she has been grappling with for the past five years.

When the Restoring Lives through Livelihood (RLL) project established the tailoring cooperative center in PD13, Shakiba eagerly became one of the participants. She not only benefitted from the cooperative services but also regularly attended psycho-social sessions. Her primary struggles included anger, aggression, strained relationships, low self-esteem, OCD, and PTSD. As a result, she participated in five individual sessions and eleven group training sessions, consistently implementing the recommendations provided to her.

These sessions have brought about noticeable changes in her behavior and relationships. Upon concluding her sessions, we conducted an assessment to measure her progress and were delighted to witness the positive results.

In the end, Shakiba expresses her satisfaction and excitement about the various services she has received over the past four months.