Education Palestine Project #20962

University Scholarships for Students in Palestine

by Middle East Children's Alliance

Project Report | Apr 25, 2016
Areej from Gaza and Ali from Jenin

By Josie Shields-Stromsness | Program Director, Middle East Children's Alliance

Areej is a Palestinian refugee living in Rafah

We wanted you to hear from a few more of the 166 students receiving scholarships thanks to donations from the Elly Jaensch Memorial Scholarship Fund, SacramentoBethlehem Sister City, ConnectHer, Daniele & Christoph Berglar Foundation, and MECA supporters like you.

"My name is Areej and I'm from Gaza. My biggest fear was not being able to continue my university study. This scholarship means a lot to me. It changed my life for the better. Now I go to the university, study hard, meet new people. The scholarship gives me and my family hope of a better future for us."

-Areej studies Pharmacy at Al Azhar University in Gaza

“My dream was to study surveying engineering since my childhood. My father is one of the first students in Palestine
who studied it. I used to work with him, which made me like it very much. This study is very limited in Palestine and we, as Palestinians, are in great need.

“My long term educational goal is to improve myself and continue my higher education (Master & PhD) to help develop such a field throughout Palestinian universities and to let other students, especially women, study it.”

-Ali studies at Palestine Polytechnic University in the West Bank

Ali lives in Jenin, West Bank

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