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Before and after photos of furniture Rasha Yassine a young Palestine refugee has furnished in a successful small business she founded, Platfurn., © 2019 UNRWA Photo

The UNRWA Innovation Lab Helped Me Turn My Dream into a Successful Project

24 February 2020
Rasha Yassine, a beneficiary of the UNRWA Youth Unit’s Innovation Lab Social Entrepreneurship training, showcases before and after pictures of discarded furniture she transforms into stylish, refurbished pieces as part of her small business she founded, Platfurn . As...
Mr. Ismaeel Abbas waiting for his assistance at an UNRWA cash distribution centre in Damascus. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Heba Hajjawi.

Parenthood In War: One Father’s Ongoing Struggle to Support his Family

18 February 2020
Ismaeel Abbas, a 61-year-old Palestine refugee from rural Damascus, never imagined his senior years would be filled with hardship.
Ms Fathma Qasha (centre) with Rahma Mu’ammar (right) and classmate Mona (left) hold the trophy for winning the school’s table-tennis tournament. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan.

When Sports Can Help Illuminate the Future

15 January 2020
Rahma Mu’ammar is a ninth-grade student at the UNRWA al-Fukhari Preparatory Girls’ School in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip with a very special dream: she wants to establish a sports centre for women in the Gaza Strip.
Ranna Al Rimlawi 24 years-old passionately works on one of her sand sculptores at her home in Gaza City, Gaza. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Ibrahim Abu Usheeba

Bringing memory to life: One sculptor’s journey through blockade

12 January 2020
Ranna Al Ramlawi is a 24-year old Palestine refugee from Gaza. Her father suffers from Parkinson's disease, leaving him unable to move or work. Ranna’s mother is a teacher at an UNRWA school in the besieged strip. One of nine children, Ranna was unable to complete a...
UNRWA school staff accept an International School Award accreditation in Beirut, Lebanon. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Rabie Akel.

Taking on the world: Palestine Refugee Students in Lebanon Receive International Recognition

09 January 2020
In Lebanon, some 37,000 Palestine refugee students are being educated within 65 UNRWA schools and during the 2019 academic school year, six UNRWA schools were proud to receive the International School Award (ISA) accreditation at the International School Award Ceremony.

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