Adam’s Story: Learning to Write His Name
Adam was six when he left Gaza, after nearly two years without school. After four months in FAJR Global’s Education Program in Egypt, he can write his name.
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Young boy in a striped sweater writing in a notebook at a FAJR classroom desk
FAJR’s leadership on Our TeamWhen we left Gaza, I was very scared by all the destruction. It looked like an earthquake had hit the area.
Adam was six years old when he left Gaza with his family. He had already missed nearly two years of school, during one of the most important stages of early learning. When he reached Egypt, he could not read, and he could not write his own name.
He also carried the memories of war and displacement with him.
“When we left Gaza, I was very scared by all the destruction. It looked like an earthquake had hit the area.”
Many displaced Palestinian children have had their early education interrupted, as Adam’s was. He joined FAJR Global’s Education Program in Egypt, implemented in partnership with INARA, a structured and supportive place to reconnect with learning and close gaps in the basics.
His teacher, Ms. Noha Al-Hajj, guided him consistently. Little by little, Adam learned to recognize letters, form words and take a more active part in class.
After four months in the program, he could write his own name and read words. For a child who had started with neither, that is real progress, and his growing participation in class showed a new confidence and eagerness to learn.
Going back to the classroom has meant more than catching up. It has given Adam structure, a safe place to learn and the chance to rebuild what war and displacement interrupted.
Read about the School for Palestinian Children in Cairo and the Egypt Schools Project.
