Afroze-Numa
Sign in to saveAfroze-Numa () is a Pakistani shepherdess and a member of the 2023 BBC 100 Women. She is one of the last Wakhi shepherdesses who have taken care of goats, yaks and sheep for centuries. She has been involved for nearly three decades.
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Afroze-Numa
- Person.birth_place
- Pakistan
- Person.image
- Afroze Numa (Taseer Beyg).jpg
- Person.caption
- Afroze Numa at Shuwwurth, Shimshal Pass
- Person.occupation
- shepherdesses
- Person.awards
- 100 Women (BBC) (2023)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
- Place of birth
- Pakistan
- Occupation
- herder
- Languages spoken
- Wakhi
- Native language
- Wakhi
- Award
- BBC 100 Women
- Field of work
- sheep farming
- Image
- Afroze Numa (Taseer Beyg).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1901-00-00
- name in native language
- افروز نما
- ethnic group
- Wakhi people
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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Afroze-Numa () is a Pakistani shepherdess and a member of the 2023 BBC 100 Women. She is one of the last Wakhi shepherdesses who have taken care of goats, yaks and sheep for centuries. She has been involved for nearly three decades.
==Biography== In Pakistan's Shimshal valley, Numa is a part of a centuries-old custom that is disappearing. Her mother and grandmothers taught her the craft. Every year, she and the other shepherdesses accompany their flocks to pastures 4,800 metres above sea level, where they feed their animals and produce dairy products for trade. Their income has brought the village prosperity and allowed them to provide education for their children. Her income allowed her to be the first person in her valley to own a pair of shoes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Afroze-Numa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.