Muhammad Jan Odhano says, “I am happy to be part of ‘We Can’ as it has given me an opportunity to save five innocent girls and provide them with a safe environment. The credit goes to ‘We Can’ Change Makers and allies who showed solidarity and took a stand to end violence against women.”

Muhammad Jan Odhano is a young Change Maker from district Jacobabad in Sindh province – an area that sees high incidence of violence against women, particularly ‘honour’ killings. He works for Community Development Foundation, a local NGO, and is a writer as well. He has been associated with the campaign since it was launched in Sindh and has participated in a number of campaign events. Soon after the campaign launch, a local jirga ruled that five minor girls between ages four and 12 years be given away as compensation to settle a murder dispute between two tribes in Kashmore. Within three days of the jirga’s decision, Muhammad Jan Odhano along with other Change Makers and campaign allies initiated a series of public demonstrations challenging the verdict of the jirga. As a consequence, the issue got extensive media attention and a public discourse was initiated. The Supreme Court of Pakistan took suomoto action against the case, and besides banning the jirga, initiated cases against the people who were involved in the jirga.