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Wijdan Haroun pictured here during a shoot. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Abeer Ismail.
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Young Photographer Turns Her Passion into a Career: UNRWA Vocational Training In Action
Wijdan Haroun from al-Amari camp in the West Bank did not expect to...
A student in Gaza using the ILP at school. © 2017 UNRWA Photo
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UNRWA strengthens its self-learning programme
As part of its Education in Emergencies approach, the UNRWA...
Students gather at the 8th UNRWA Academic vocational training fair in Beirut, Lebanon. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Rabie Akel.
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The European Union and UNRWA Assist Young Palestine Refugees Plan for their Future
UNRWA and the Lebanese Universities Union, with support from the...
Aseel Abu Mahfouz, a daily paid mathematics teacher, in her classroom at the UNRWA Jofeh Elementary School in Amman, Jordan. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Daniah Al Batayneh.
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UNRWA Celebrates 2019 World Teachers’ Day
UNRWA joins the education community worldwide in celebrating the...
Ibthal Abu Libda, 24, is a student at the UNRWA Faculty of Educational Sciences (RMTC) and is implementing her graduate thesis on building English language skills of elementary school students. She has worked as an UNRWA English teacher for more than a year and is currently a substitute at an elementary school in Ramallah where she introduced an innovative approach to language learning through focused study of the alphabet and a reliance on simple self-designed tools like colourful cards and activity worksheets. “Our professors focused on developing teaching methods and comparing them to old ones, especially Mr. Osama Abul Baha, who helped me build my graduation thesis, as well as others. I am thankful because for each stage in my life, I had a number of influencers to guide me through my career and I am grateful to them all” Ibtihal said. “. .

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Education is the only thing that determines my future,” says Nour. “I will never be able to reach my goal without a proper education, and for this reason, I continue to bear the difficult circumstances.

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