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The Conversation: Standing up to Bullying: Zainab Chughtai and Lauren Paul

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Zainab Chughtai (l) and Lauren Paul (r) - two women trying to stop girls being bullied in the US and Pakistan

Standing up to Bullying: Zainab Chughtai and Lauren Paul

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Two women trying to stop girls being bullied in the US and Pakistan.

"Your school experience is not your entire story", two women who were bullied as children are now trying to stop young girls going through this is the US and Pakistan

Kim Chakanetsa meets two women who are taking on the challenge of combating bullying in Pakistan and the US. 

Zainab Chughtai says the bullying she endured as a young girl inspired her to go into schools to try and stop other school children experiencing what she did.  The emotional impact was so severe on Zainab, she says it's affected her personal relationships as an adult.  Her campaign, Bully Proof, travels across Pakistan providing workshops to school children which create a safe space for them to open up about bullying - whether they are the victim, or the perpetrator.

Lauren Paul was the target of bullying by a group of girls at school in California. It was so traumatic it led to depression, an eating disorder and even an attempt to take her own life.  She says every single woman can recall a moment when their relationship with other girls had a negative effect on them. This is why she co-founded 'Kind Campaign', an organisation which goes into schools across the US working with girls of all ages in the hopes of spreading a positive message, and stamping out girl-against-girl bullying.

(Photo: Left to right, Zainab Chughtai. Credit: Hamza Bajwa. Lauren Paul. Credit: Brandon Kidd)

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