When Shahirah talks about her first paycheck, she smiles like it just happened.
“I gave it to my mother. We were both so happy,” she says. “It meant something.”
What it meant went far beyond a few thousand rupees. That paycheck marked a turning point, not just for Shahirah, but for how we think about access, agency, and inclusion.
It all started with something small: a mobile phone SIM registered in her own name.
2 June 2025
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Sabeen was the first person to believe in and throw her support behind Code for Pakistan, without whom we likely would not exist. She inspired us every day and made the world a much better place!
Heartwarming account on the Islamabad Civic Hackathon from first-time participant Amna Majid
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The Peshawar Civic Hackathon starts Friday, January 31st
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