I first moved to the UK in 2018 with my ex-husband. He wasn’t good to me. I’m a domestic abuse survivor. It was a lot for me because my husband's family took my daughter away from me as soon as we moved to the UK and kicked me out. I didn't know anything about this country. I didn’t know the language, I didn’t know the system, and I just didn’t know what to do. Luckily social services helped me a lot. Social services told me to go to the police, and the court eventually decided my daughter could stay with me. Then I left my husband. He’s not called me or my daughter since the day we left.
My daughter makes me so happy! She means everything to me. She keeps asking, mummy when are you going to have another baby? It’s my dream to have another child. I’d love to be a mother again.
I also want to go back to Pakistan to visit my family. My parents are there and I’ve not been able to afford to go back since I moved here. I have lots of dreams, and I hope one day they will come true.
I’m excited for Beam’s support to help me become a cleaner. The flexible hours will be good for me as it'll mean I can look after my daughter around my job, and I really enjoy cleaning! It’ll be great to become financially independent and rebuild my daughter and I’s lives again.