Amina’s courage and passion for travel
A girl from an ordinary Muslim family in Tirur of Malappuram district. She failed in her 10th Class. She only knows Malayalam. Her passion is to travel. Her destined countries are Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Thailand. The list goes on. This is not an exaggerated story, this is Amina’s life. Amina’s life is also the story of the My TravelMate project.
Despite the limitations, Amina was able to succeed for only one reason. In Amina’s words, it’s only courage. Education is not the measure there, the only qualification is the courage to live, move forward and find one’s existence. The courage not to go back, no matter what you hear. Amina, who loved travelling a lot, is also planning a solo trip to overcome some of the hardships she faced in her life.
Travelmate’s journey
Amina was inspired by foreigners. They worked for a while and saved that money and then travelled. She met many such women from different countries in Thailand. Many were introduced through social media. On her way back home, Amina had the seed of a venture in travel tourism in her mind. Courage and confidence combined to plan the first trip. The first trip got 28 people when she expected only three or four people. She travelled to Delhi-Agra-Jaipur with 28 women.
There is no such thing as a success mantra, show sincerity in the work. Amina says if the quality is good there will be people to buy that item. If you target 100 people, you will get 25 people. Amina provides four-star and three-star accommodation as she emphasizes the safety of her companions. Amina’s goal is not only to chart a flight and take people but also to go and stand at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower in Paris with 50 women. She wants to see the vast beauty of the world. Learning does not have to be entrepreneurial, learning does not have to be entrepreneurship. That’s what Amina and My Travelmate tell us.
