She started her studies, but could not finish it. She got married at childhood. But she was not rid of financial crisis even in her in-laws. But Shorifa did not step back. She became a graduate while managing a sick husband, family, children everything. Taking lessons from her life struggle, she has built three schools for drop-out students and child labors. Most of her students have passed B.A. Few of them are doing job.
Wherever she gets the news of child marriage, she rushes to the place. With the help of administration, she stops child marriage. As an acknowledgement of her activities, she has been given “Greatest Joyeeta” honor by “Bangladesh in search of Joyeeta” project in Rajshahi district.
Boro Choy Ghoti village under Bagha upazila is the home of Shorifa. Her husband, Mohsin Ali, by profession, is a deed writer. Her elder daughter Jannatul Mawa, having completed her studies at the Kushtia Medical Assistant Training Centre, is now doing interne in Comilla General Hospital. Her younger daughter is studying higher secondary at a local college in Bagha. Her only son Imamul Mursalin studies in nursery.
It was 1990. Shorifa’s SSC examination result was not yet published. Her father, a poor farmer, got Shorifa Khatun married. Her husband was unemployed at that time. Though her study was temporarily stopped, she did not give up her hope. She eventually passed B.A. from Open University fourteen years after her marriage. She is always struck by the pain that she could not get her life fulfilled the way she wanted it. She noticed that the neighboring kids were getting dropped out from school due to poverty and were forced to live the life of a wage earner.
Since 1995, she has been working for these children. Shorifa also realized the need for removal of adult illiteracy from the society. That is why, she also took up the responsibility of educating the illiterate adults in her neighborhood. With the cooperation of BRAC, she establishes three schools- two in Boro Choy Ghoti village and one in Hijalpalli village for school drop-out children.
We found Shorifa at the Boro Choy Ghoti village on 28 February. She was at the center of a group of village children who stood in circle around her. She was teaching them something from a book. Abdur Razzak, watchman of the village, has donated this land for school. He said that Shorifa had taken the initiative of establishing this school. She taught at the school herself for few days, before leaving the job to another teacher. But, she still takes care of the school.

Shorifa lives in a one-storied tin-shed building. Her husband got the front part of one his feet cut off due to soreness. Shorifa said that she had lost almost everything on the treatment of her husband. Finding no other way, she directly met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her husband’s treatment. Sheikh Hasina donated one lakh taka. With this money, she could save her husband’s leg.
Chameli Khatun, mother of one of her students Mita, came while we were talking.
She said that her daughter had passed B.A taking primary education from Shorifa. Now, she is doing a job.
Village farmer Mazdar Rohoman was getting her daughter married while she was studying in class eight. Getting the news, Shorifa rushed to the place and convinced to call off the marriage. That girl is now studying to earn her Bachelor’s degree.
She has become the member of community police to stop violence against women. At present, she along with 60 other women of her area has made “Independence Women Welfare Organization” that will work for women.
Shorifa is now working to remove obstacles from others’ lives, something she has already overcome in her own life.

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