Mithila shares her tough times

“Let me share a story with those who only notice me when I post nice pictures but don’t have any clue about the background story which usually are stories of hardship,” said Mithila.

Actress Rafiath Rashid Mithila is working as the head of ‘Early Childhood Development department of BRAC for a long time. She has just returned to Kolkata from Sierra Leone a country in West Africa after attending a workshop on early childhood development on Friday. Before that the actress was in Uganda for two weeks where she attended different types of training programs and workshops for the people living in there. After finishing the field visits in Uganda she travelled in Sierra Leone.

“For last three weeks I was out for work. I had to leave my daughter at home. To make our living I had to be in a different country, miles away from my home and these travels were not for fun. I had to work with people from different walks, had to travel from cities to villages, had to go through long tiring journeys for hours. I usually post the nice pictures and happy quotes because I want to share positivities,” said Mithila. “I’m proud to be an international development worker as I have the opportunity to work in different countries so, I try to keep the tough experiences to myself for the future,” she added.

In the day of her return, Mithila had to face a lot of tough time as the weather was stormy since the afternoon. “As you all know, the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown is on the bank of Atlantic Ocean and the airport is quite far from the capital. It is in Lungi, and one has to travel through Atlantic in a ferry for an hour. As the weather was stormy I was really worried. I love the sea but also have fear when the sea not stable,” said Mithila.

“The time of my ferry which was a sea coach was at 2 AM, I went there at 1 AM and I was really scared at that time. I got all wet because there was a heavy rain when I got down from the ferry and heading to catch the bus to the airport. When I reached the airport it was 4AM,” she added.