FAQ

• Gaza Great Minds started as a dream. A group of teachers wanted to reignite education after their educational centre has been bombed and demolished. They funded the setup of a tent with the intention of providing free education to 50 students. They called the tent “Tent Without Borders.” They aimed to start operating on May 14, 2024 • On 07.05.2024 the Project Manager Mr. Ahmed; from Gaza, met with a group of activists; from around the world, on X spaces (formally known as twitter) and they agreed to advocate for the school project to help with awareness and raising funds. A group was created by Nadia under the name of Growing Great Minds. • The group went through different obstacles and phases until they settled under the name of Gaza Great Minds on May 17, 2024

• Yes, we are aiming to continue post war, meanwhile we are aiming to expand to different areas within Gaza to reach as many deprived children as possible. As of writing we have 2 tents operating with over 400 students registered.

• All our teachers are qualified and certified by the Ministry of Education in Gaza • Each tent has a team of 7 to 8 teaching staff • Each team is comprised of: • 1 Tent manager • Arabic teacher • English teacher • Mathematics teacher • Psychotherapist to limit and treat the ongoing traumatic disorder • 2 or 3 teacher assistants

• GGM tents have become a family in and out of the tent. The children always refer to the teachers with “Uncle” or “Aunty” which is commonly used in the Arabic World for family friends or elder family members. Some of the children refer to the teachers as “Dad” or “Mum” as they lost they parents. The teachers definitely view the children as their own.

• You can Donate on a monthly basis to keep the operation going. • You can donate a one off donation. • Follow our social media accounts. • Engage with our posts as much as possible. • Raise awareness by sharing our website, social media posts online and off line with friends and family. • Attend our X Spaces (formally known as twitter) where we hold regular updates and hear directly from teaching staff and project manager on the ground. Spaces are held every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at 8pm Gaza time.

• Only teaching staff get paid. All team members outside of Gaza are non-paid volunteers.

• Wages range from $300 to $400 per month • They didn’t ask for wages at the start, but we want to provide the bare minimum to keep them focused on teaching. • Teachers on Gaza are putting their lives on the line by standing in the tent amidst the ongoing genocide, up to 8hours daily, 6 days a week.

• We would love to hear from you on [email protected] • You can always send a direct message on our social media platforms, or leave a comment on one of our posts.

• Arabic • English • Mathematics • Religious education • Physical activities • Psychotherapeutic activities

• Two age groups: • Ages 4 years old to 8 years old. • Ages 9 years old to 13 years old.

• Nothing! All GGM activities are provided free of charge to the children of Gaza.

• Nothing, all donations are sent in full to Gaza. (Less any transfer associated fees charged by payment platforms like PayPal)

• All payment platforms charge a nominal fee to process your generous donations. • GGM has no control over these fees but understand and are grateful for the excellent service they provide making money transfers and currency conversions easy, reliable and fast so we can get the money to where its needed without much delay.

• Yes • Via PayPal please make sure you select the desired amount and check the check box labelled “Recurring Payment” to automate it on a monthly basis. • On Buy Me a Coffee, please choose one of our membership packages from the home page.

• Yes, please chose your desired network & currency from any of the crypto addresses listed on our website and/or social media accounts.

• Yes, we use Paypal and Stripe payment processing provided whom are registered and insured globally.

• Yes, visit your payment processor (e.g. Apple Pay, Google pay, Paypal etc…) • If you have subscribed through BMC, please log into your account and go to active memberships tab.

• You can email us within 28 days of us receiving your payment with the reason of cancel and we will process a refund ASAP.

• We prefer Crypto as it incurs no fees, and we would love the Gazans to benefit from your full donation.

• You can follow our social media accounts to keep updated. • Visit our website daily for continues updates and exclusive blogs written by students, teachers and community members from Gaza directly. • Attend our Spaces on X platform (Formally known as twitter)

• We speak mainly in English with Live translation into Arabic and vice versa.

• Spaces are used to bring together the community of supporters to hear directly from people on the ground in Gaza who are doing the work of building the school and working with the students. • The spaces are always uplifting and also very tough at times when hearing about some of the things being faced by the children and everyone there. It’s an important way to stay connected and informed and it means everything to the people there to know there are people outside who care, are listening, and want to help.