Tag: tent school


  • The Forgotten Innocence: Gaza’s Orphans

    In Gaza, a tragedy of unimaginable scale continues to unfold, one that haunts the very heart of humanity. Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s brutal onslaught on the Gaza Strip has left a trail of devastation. Thousands of lives have been lost. Amid the wreckage and rubble, one group stands out in its grief and loss:…

  • The Last Time I Opened a Refrigerator Door Was October 2023

    A Forgotten War, A Lingering Struggle It’s hard to remember what life was like before—the days when opening a refrigerator door was a mundane, thoughtless act rather than a distant memory. Before the war in Gaza, before the ceasefire that promised relief but never truly came, before survival became a daily battle against hunger, thirst,…

  • Rising from the Rubble – A Teacher’s Journey of Hope in Gaza

    The war had ended, and I returned to my devastated home. As I walked over the rubble, a deep sense of disappointment and heartbreak engulfed me. I wished it were just a brief nightmare that would soon pass, but, unfortunately, this was my reality. Half of our home was gone, but we managed to arrange…

  • Education as a Beacon of Hope: Supporting Gaza Great Minds

    In Gaza, where conflict casts long shadows, education is more than a right; it is a lifeline. According to UNICEF, many children face significant barriers to accessing education. Indeed, it is the key to a better future for the community. Moreover, education offers a sense of hope, providing children with the tools they need to…

  • A Place to Heal

    Throughout our bodies there are amazing systems of self-repair, of maintenance and healing. When we experience a scratch, histamine floods the area, bringing specialized cells that create a criss-cross scaffolding for other cells to do their work, to grow new skin. In the brain there are cells, glial cells, that make sure the other cells…

  • GGM in SPACE!

    When I first started working with GGM I learned about the thrice weekly “Twitter Spaces.”  (yes, I know the site is called “X” now but forgive me for not embracing that. It will always be Twitter in my heart.) “Spaces” as they are commonly called were completely new to me. It was super easy to…

  • Welcome to the GGM Blog

    Hello everyone! Thank you for visiting the Gaza Great Minds blog. We have decided to use this blog space to introduce you to some of the people who are involved in this project. Mostly we want to introduce you to the children and give their voices a chance to be heard outside of the tent.…