Begum Jan
Begum Jan is a doctor from South Waziristan, Pakistan. In 2008 she received the International Women of Courage Award.[1] Jan cares for women and children in Pakistan's dangerous tribal areas.[2]
Life[change | change source]
When Jan was a child, she studied with boys, because there was no school for girls. When the tribal leaders said she could not go to high school with boys, she studied with a tutor. She went to medical school in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.[3]
Work[change | change source]
Jan worked at Pakistan Red Crescent. She worked with women and children at a mental hospital. She also worked with Afghan refugees. Jan started the Tribal Women Welfare Association.[1]