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Mr Abdallah, UNRWA Deputy School Principal and winner of multiple international school awards © 2022 UNRWA Photo

An Innovative UNRWA Teacher Wins Multiple International School Awards

27 May 2022
“I always wanted to help teachers by enhancing their teaching techniques and to improve students’ experimental skills along with their understanding of science,” says Wissam Abdallah
Palestinian refugee barber Mu’awya Wahidi, one of the 2021 May conflict survivals in the Gaza Strip.© 2022 UNRWA Photo By Mohamed Hinnawi

Nothing will stop me: How a Gazan barber is determined to return to his craft

25 May 2022
The 28th of Ramadan 2021 (10 May) was no different. Muawiyya Wahidi was on his way to open his barbershop in spite of the violence that had already started in Gaza. It would be a decision that would change his life forever.
While scars of conflict are still clear, hope and resilience among students remains steadfast

While scars of conflict are still clear, hope and resilience among students remains steadfast

12 May 2022
Young boys and girls surge into the streets of Yarmouk camp, Damascus. Their happy shouts and laughter celebrate the end of school. Even though Yarmouk lies in ruin, a consequence of conflict in Syria – now entering its eleventh year - the enthusiasm and passion of...

“This Ramadan is Exceptional”

30 April 2022
Aseel El-Ahmad (43) leads me through her small home in Shatila Camp in Lebanon’s capital Beirut to the kitchen using the light of a battery-powered handheld light bulb, the same light her children use to study with. There is no electricity now. She looks at me with a sense...
UNRWA students, flying kites at Khan Younis Training Centre (KYTC) in southern Gaza © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Mohammed Hinnawi

Messages of Hope and Solidarity from Palestine Refugee Students to the People of Japan

20 April 2022
To commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, Palestine refugee students at four UNRWA schools in Khan Younis, Gaza organized solidarity events to show their support for their fellow students in Japan.

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