Read how one local teacher’s perceptions of Pakistan were challenged and changed by her visit to her partner school in Islamabad Pakistan

I will be completely honest and say that going to Pakistan was a  huge thing for me. Not only did I face the disapproval of my parents,  but I also had my own and other people’s misconceptions to deal with.

These misconceptions came from various sources: British media, students whose parents were born in Pakistan, and the views of  Pakistani colleagues born in Britain. The views were negative, to say the least, and reinforced by the British Council risk assessment sent  me the week before my departure. I was wondering right up to the  night before I left whether I was naive for going.

Read Elisa’s full account of her inspirational visit to Pakistan

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