“My family and I left Idleb, Syria in 2012 after a massacre took place in our hometown due to air bombings.”

“What’s the biggest challenge of being a primary school teacher where the students are all refugees?”

“The violence that they were exposed to in Syria was very traumatic for many of them. But we found that creating a joyful environment for them, returning them to childhood and emphasizing their role in rebuilding the Syria of tomorrow has had very positive results.”