WHAT I'VE LEARNT
Rock legend Keith Urban, the iconic KD Lang, and the unforgettable Lionel Richie are just some of the names Deborah interviewed in the Melbourne Age column called, 'What I've Learnt.'
Everyone has a story to tell, and a lesson to learn. What I’ve Learnt is a Podcast from journalist Deborah Blashki-Marks. "What I've Learnt' is a unique platform for International and national talent to delve deep into their own challenges, successes, failures, and life lessons. As a journalist of over 30 years, Deborah has been lucky enough to interview some of the most influential people from around the world - actors, musicians, designers, doctors, business professionals and writers.
Now, introducing ‘What I’ve Learnt’ the podcast. Deborah shares conversations with world-class celebrities such as Kate Ceberano, Eric Bana, Deborra-Lee Furness, Troye Sivan, Katie Noonan, Michael Klim, Nick Littlemore, Jane Harper, Marcia Hines, Anthony Koutoufides, and many more.
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CREDITS:
Host and Executive Producer: Deborah Blashki Marks (mindfilmandpublishing.com)
Audio and Video Production: Luke Evans (Luke.j.evans3@gmail.com)
Artwork: Rebecca Bana Photography
Original Music: Jonah Orbach
Voice Production: Matia Marks
Design: Thien Bang (thienbang.studio)
WHAT I'VE LEARNT
Beyond Words - Maryam from Afghanistan
Afghanistan World Literacy Foundation youth ambassador
About N. (Maryam)
She is a young leader from Afghanistan. I have a working background as Senior Human Rights & Gender Officer with the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) in north east region. She worked there until mid July 2022. When working with SCA, she had the chance to connect with students and teachers in rural areas of north eastern of the country, including students with disabilities. Throughout my work, I realized how education affects the life of individuals and communities; in culture, social behavior, domestic violence, and families’ economic situation. Especially the vulnerable people such as young girls, minorities, and people with disabilities. Even medium educated communities' cultures and behaviors are far different from the low educated and uneducated communities. Communities with medium or high number of children (girls, boys) at school are more open, looking happier, and have moderate religious thoughts rather than low educated communities. You can find lower types of hard traditional practices such as, forces marriage and early marriages in those communities too. I observed it and felt it when field visiting different parts of the country.
I have a bachelor in economics with a first class honors degree (2015- 2018). I had the honor of offering a free English course to the young girls and boys who had passion in learning the English language when I was a student at university.
Beside my work at SCA, I established my own coffee shop in 2020 in my city Taloqan, Takhar, which had a small library for children and adults. (the books were collected by a voluntary campaign).
BBC made a report about her coffee shop which you can find its link here: https://youtu.be/J0IrPA97EKY.
I enjoy loving history books and novels. I love Persian poetry. I sometimes write my daily life too. I really love to write a book someday.
As the world spirals the value of literacy education and words is poignant
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