Photo: Tribal NGOs Consortium

Message to Supporters from the Tribal NGOs Consortium, Regarding Farida Afridi

The Tribal NGOs Consortium was established in order to facilitate cooperation, collaboration, and communication among non-governmental FATA-based native non-governmental organisations working to promote peace and sustainable development in FATA. The Tribal NGOs Consortium is affiliated with the Peace Movement (Amn Tehreek), Pakistan NGOs Forum, Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO), and South Asia Partnership-Pakistan, to work for peace in FATA. (Federally Administered Tribal Areas).

Safeworld has received the following message from Mr Zar Ali Khan Afridi, which he would like us to share with you:

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"It is true that situations are not favourable, but it is also true that we will also not budge even an inch from our chosen path of serving humanity, especially the people of FATA including women and children.

I am also thankful to all those who extended their condolence messages for Farida Afridi and her familiy.
Her father, who is i think octogenerian at the time, is a poor man but his courage is as high as of a mountain standing before their home.

It is true that we have been engulfed by monsters, but we are the people who will stand steadfast and like rock. We are the people who will never flee. We the people who will work against the evil forces.

We are the people who do love to see their area purged out of terrorists.
We are the people who will help the women to get liberty, rights and life.
We will never leave our poor people especially women and children alone to monsters.
We are highly obliged to all those who remember us.
Our struggle will continue.

It is true that we are helpless and poor at the time, but it means that we will never leave our path of love, peace prosperity and development for our people.

We are highly obliged to you for your kind words for martyred Farida."

Zar Ali Khan Afridi,
Chairman, Tribal NGOs Consortium,
Executive Director, Society for Rights and Development

Protest camp in Peshawar. Photos of the martyred. Source: Tribal NGOs Consortium

Photo: Tribal NGOs Consortium

Candle Light Vigil in memory of Farida Afridi, at Peshawar Press Club by Pakhtunkhwa Civil Society Network and Tribal NGO Consortium:

Safeworld staff are heartbroken about the brutal murder of Farida Afridi.

Farida, together with Noorzia Afridi, co-founded SAWERA.

At a young age, the two women chose to devote their lives to promoting women's empowerment and peace in the tribal regions of Pakistan.

Our hearts go out to Farida's family and to Noorzia and their friends. We hope they get at least some comfort in knowing that Farida has already helped many, in her short life.