नज्बुन निशा खान

बालबालिकालाई शिक्षा दिनु ठूलो समाजिक परिवर्तनतर्फको सानो पाइला हो र पोखराकी नज्बुन निशा खान यसको जीवन्त उदाहरण हुन् । एक मुस्लिम समुदायको केटी भएकीले नज्बुन र उनका आमाबाबुले उनको शैक्षिक वर्षभरि प्रशस्त प्रतिकूलता प्राप्त गरे, यतिसम्म कि उनकी बहिनीले आफ्नो शिक्षालाई त्याग्नुपर्ने थियो। तथापि, अध्ययन गर्ने आफ्नो निर्णयप्रति कठोर र समर्पित नज्बुनले आफ्नो परिवारको समर्थन पाइरहेकी थिइन्। अहिले, धेरै वर्षपछि त्यही समुदायले उनलाई शिक्षक र कार्यकर्ताको रूपमा सम्मान गर्छ। वडा नं १३, पोखरा, गन्दकी जोनबाट एसएलसी उत्तीर्ण गर्ने पहिलो मुस्लिम महिला नजबुन हुन् । उनी आफ्नो समुदायमा आमा सामूह गठन गर्ने व्यक्ति हुन् जसबाट उनले विद्यालय स्थापना गर्न रकम जुटाएकी थिइन्। उनी १६ वर्षदेखि महिला रक्षामन्त्री संजालमा  कार्यकारी सदस्य भएर काम गर्दै आएकी छिन् । उनले निरन्तर रुपमा महिला अधिकार, महिलामाथि हुने हिंसा, न्यायको अधिकार र समाजको समग्र हितका पक्षमा निरन्तर वकालत गरिरहेकी छिन् । जीवनभरि नै उनले महिला अधिकारको पक्षमा वकालत गरिरहेकी छिन् ।

Educating a girl is a small step towards huge societal change and Najboon Nisha Khan of Pokhara is a living example of this. Being a girl from a muslim community, Najboon and her parents received plenty of backlash throughout her academic years, so much so that her younger sister had to give up on her education. However, stern and dedicated towards her decision to study, Najboon continued with support from her family. Now, many years later, the same community respects her as an educator and activist.

Najboon is the first Muslim women to pass SLC from Ward no 13, Pokhara, Gandaki zone. She is the one to form Ama Samuha in her community through which she raised funds to establish a school. She has been working as the executive member at Mahila Rakshak Sanjaal for 16 years, and is continuously advocating for women rights, violence against women, right to justice and the overall welfare of the community throughout her life.