The Jugnuu Student Now Teaching in Kashmir
From Karachi to Dhar, from student to teacher.
A real education proves itself when one changed student becomes the reason another classroom begins.
Zohaib Akbar Ali came to Jugnuu from Karachi with big dreams and no clear road toward them. He had heard about the program from his friend Abdul Haleem, and he joined because he wanted to learn something new. He knew he wanted a better future, but he did not yet know how to reach it. Jugnuu gave him the first thing every young person needs before confidence arrives: a path he could actually walk.
Before Jugnuu, Zohaib often wondered how he would fulfill his dreams. That question sits heavily on many young people in Pakistan. They have ambition, energy, and desire, yet no steady bridge between hope and opportunity. A dream can become painful when a student has no training, no access, and no one nearby to show the next step. Zohaib joined Jugnuu because he believed it might bring him closer to the life he imagined.
That belief proved right. He began as a student. He learned digital skills. He built discipline. He slowly became more comfortable with the tools that once felt distant. Then his thinking changed. He remembered the teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, that knowledge increases when it is shared. That idea gave him a new aim. He wanted to become a teacher.
His first serious teaching experience came in Kasur, where he helped train teachers and students for several months. It tested him. Teaching demands more than knowing the lesson. A teacher has to explain clearly, repeat patiently, watch faces, correct mistakes, and keep going when the room grows quiet. Zohaib faced those difficulties and kept improving himself. In his words, he wanted to become “the best of the best.”
The students in Kasur responded with hard work. They learned how to create logos, banners, presentations, advertisements, and other graphic design projects. For students with limited access to digital tools, these were serious achievements. A logo or presentation on a laptop becomes proof that a student can create something useful. It changes how the student sees the machine, the classroom, and himself.
Zohaib still remembers that struggle. He remembers the work of training students and teaching graphic design. That memory matters because it shaped the teacher he is becoming now. He knows what it feels like to begin with uncertainty and what it means to sit in front of a screen and slowly realize that the modern world has tools you can learn.
Now Zohaib has gone to Dhar in Bharnala, Kashmir, on behalf of Jugnuu. The students there are starting from the very beginning. Many of them have never used a laptop before. Some are still learning how to open one, operate it, and feel comfortable touching the keyboard. When Zohaib saw their condition, he recognized the starting point. It reminded him of his own early days.
In his first week, he noticed the real challenge. The students were slow because everything was new to them. Their confidence was also weak. When they did not understand something, they stayed quiet. They did not ask questions. That silence creates one of the hardest problems for a teacher, because a quiet classroom can hide confusion. A student may be lost and still say nothing.
So Zohaib has begun with small, practical steps. The students created email accounts. They opened Google Docs. They wrote a simple document titled “Myself.” They are now preparing to learn Google Sheets. These steps may sound basic to someone who uses a laptop every day, but for a child in Dhar who has never used one before, each step matters. Opening a document can become the first act of confidence.
Zohaib is also working on their voice. He has asked students to stand and give short speeches, almost like teachers themselves. That detail shows his understanding of education. A student who cannot ask a question will struggle even when the lesson is clear. Confidence has to be trained alongside skill. The child has to learn how to speak, how to make a mistake, and how to try again without fear.
He has only two or three months to teach them as much as possible. That is a demanding task. He has to help them become familiar with the laptop, begin the course, learn basic tools, and build enough confidence to participate. The work will take patience. It will also take structure. But Zohaib believes his students will succeed because he is giving them the same kind of patient guidance that once helped him.
This is why his story matters. Zohaib came to Jugnuu looking for a path. He learned, grew, and became a teacher. He trained students in Kasur. Now he is in Dhar, Bharnala, Kashmir, helping children who have never used laptops begin their first steps into digital learning.
Success becomes stronger when it multiplies. One student learns. Then he teaches. Then another classroom opens. That is the deeper promise of Jugnuu. To help a young person rise, and then send him back into the world ready to lift others.
Jugnuu is building skill, confidence, and opportunity where it matters most. Support the work. Visit a campus. Help more young Pakistanis gain the training that can change a life.