#projectbol

This poem so correctly captures our mission. "bol ke lab aazaad hain terey" - speak, for your lips are free.

Speak up, everybody. Your lips are free, your tongue is yours, your body is your own, your life is yours!

‘Speak’ by Faiz Ahmad Faiz Speak; for your lips are free Speak; your tongue, even now, is yours This lithe body remains your own Speak; for your life, even now, is yours. Look, for in the ironworker’s shop Flames do rage; the iron is red The locks have started to come undone; Every link of the chain is opening. Speak; this little time is enough Before the end of your body and your voice Speak; for truth lives on even now Speak; what you have to say - say it.

Staring them down and making them conscious? That's called being judgmental and myopic. They may look slightly different from some of us, but they're just as human as you and I, and they don't deserve to be judged from the corner of your eyes. Let them be a part of the society, and accept their differences! It's okay to be different!

Photographed in Karachi. February 7th, 2013.

For contributions, contact us on [email protected], or visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ProjectBol

I am not a victim of my own neurology.

I am not a hostage, I am not a curse, I am not trampled dreams, I am not a problem, I am not a lost cause.

I am not unable to learn, I am not the cause of my parents' sorrow, I am not something to be pitied, I am not a thing. I am not a puppet. I am not broken, I am not lacking, I am not a puzzle.

I am not worse than death.

I am not suffering. I do not want to be eradicated.

But people like you don't want to listen to people like me.

Bol (بول) means word or speak in Urdu, depending on what context you use it in. We want to encourage individuals affected by communication disorders to come forward and let their words out. Hence, the tagline became "meri bhi suno." 

Speak. Speak up. Speak out.

Bol. Ooncha bolo. Bol do.

Hi, all!

Just wanted to let you know that we're a spinoff project of Project Unbreakable, and we aim to spread awareness about communication and psychological disorders, and to also provide the affectees with an outlet!

Please visit the original page, and admire the courage of all the participants!