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Story Source: Education Cannot Wait ~ Go to Original Article

Samah Sawaf is a 42-year-old teacher for second grade students at Mamounia Elementary Co-ed School “B”, in Gaza city. Her ten years of experience working at schools supported through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) provided her with a good understanding of the specific educational and psychosocial needs of students living in challenging contexts such as Gaza.

“Before settling in Gaza, I worked as an Education facilitator in Canada and as a teacher in Kuwait….


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