Student projects

Students in UNRWA schools redecorated parts of the school buildings, planted trees in the courtyard and organised campaigns to promote healthy food, a cleaner environment and sport activities. They also advocated for long-term solutions that involve large-scale projects like modernising schools, building a school canteen and a health centre, introducing vocational training and equipping schools with new technologies.

With half of their life growing up in a devastating war, students in Syria see education as the only means to protect his generation from becoming a lost one. Similarly, Gaza students living under a decade-long blockade, they made a plea to world leaders to support their future. They supported the #DignityIsPriceless campaign, a global initiative by UNRWA to raise funding after the drastic reductions of American pledged funds.

Students in Europe focused on convincing their teachers to add more flexibility to their schedule, so they could learn independently topics they are interested in (Flanders, Belgium), create career courses (Norway), raise funds for charities supporting access to education for the most disadvantaged and having free sanitary products for girls in schools (UK). They also wanted to have a stronger voice in their education and advocated for evaluating their teachers (Belgium) and making the school a welcoming environment by encouraging students who felt bullied to openly discuss their problems with the teachers they felt most comfortable with (Flanders).