Paul Barker found out about Street League from a friend. Shortly after, he met Street League Progressions Workers Brian and Fiona who convinced him to attend street football sessions. From here Paul signed up for the Street League Academy Programme where he gained coaching certificates, his First Aid Certificate and more.
Now Paul studies catering at Glasgow Metropolitan College and hopes to cook professionally in the future.
“I was always into cooking at school and enjoyed a kick-about in the park most nights, but I had no idea what I wanted to do,” says Paul.
“I enjoyed the whole experience at Street League, playing regular football kept me fit and the progressions guys helped me realise what I wanted to do with my life. On top of that I made friends that I’m still in touch with now.”
Tending cattle by the age of 5, Anita never dreamed she would get an education. Now she is a qualified teacher inspiring students at the very Developments in Literacy (DIL) school she attended.
When a DIL school opened in her village, Anita received a scholarship allowing her to go. Year after year she was top of her class while working after school to help support her family.
She realised her goal of becoming a teacher and last year joined the teaching staff at DIL’s Syed Waryal Shah School. Now Anita is encouraging her students to work hard, achieve good grades and accomplish their goals.
“It’s women like Anita who are the true catalysts for grassroots social change in Pakistan,” says a DIL representative.
DIL is dedicated to providing quality education to disadvantaged children, especially girls, by establishing and operating schools in underdeveloped regions of Pakistan. Trust funding improves the quality of education at DIL’s school with effective training for over 600 rural teachers.
