Nida got married to a man from Rana Bhatti Village in District Sheikhupura at a very young age. Upon her refusal, Nida was locked up in a room and starved which resulted in the death of her unborn child. She returned to her parent’s home shortly after, but her in-laws managed to convince her to come back on the guarantee that it would never happen again.

A few months later, she was expecting a child once again. Upon informing the in-laws she was met with the same response but this time was told that her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were involved in prostitution and Nida was expected to join their trade. Her husband insisted on the same and began to torture her mentally and physically to consent to their demands.

Until one day she managed to run away and return to her maternal home. Nida gave birth to a baby girl shortly after. Not wanting to burden her parents with the additional expenses, she decided to reach out to one of the regional coordinators of CSC. Raheela, a lawyer who works with the CSC team on domestic abuse cases, helped Nida file a lawsuit against her ex-husband and helped her execute an annulment.

CSC provided Nida with extensive training in stitching and dress-making and after the completion of her training, CSC also provided her with a sewing machine to start her very own tailoring business and earn a livelihood for herself and her daughter. CSC is delighted to inform that with their help and support, Nida now has income a progressively increasing sustainable source of income.