Hafeez Bibi, a resident of Bahawalpur,
is a well known and respected figure in the society for to her art of crafting
ethnic woolen bed linen.Her prowess is not only known in the local town but
buyers from other parts of the district also place orders with her owing to her
creative and unique touch.HafeezBibi dedicates her success to her family members
and Khushhalibank who supported her financially in the hour of need.
Life was once all together different
for her as she was divorced soon after getting married. Her parents who were
the only source of income for her family died early leaving Hafeez Bibi as the
soul guardian for her younger brothers and sisters. Bereft, these were the
tough times of her life because she was unable to get a decent employment due
to lack of education.
Despite the odds she decided to harness her sense of aesthetics and skill with handicraft, starting her own business of making woolen bed linen. The major implication of this idea was dealing with a lack of financial resources to overcome which she reached out to relatives. Not surprisingly, Hafeez faced negative feedback regarding the social implications of a woman endeavoring on a financial venture alone.
It was by chance and luck Hafeez Bibi
heard of Khushhalibank’s Microfinance scheme and true to its promise Khushhalibank
not only fulfilled her loan request but facilitated her with the best possible
entrepreneurship counsel.
Hafeez Bibi is now a role model for
the deprived women of her society, a living testimony that the willingness to
changing your destiny ultimately results in removing all the barriers. Looking
at her success those people who were against her initial step towards financial
dependence are now sending their own women to learn the art of making woolen
bed linenfrom Hafeez bibi.
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