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Yahya's hopes

Yahya is 11 years old and lives in Burj El Barajneh camp with his family. He is in Grade 6 and studies at Al Berih UNRWA school. He is a very hardworking student and loves playing soccer.   The family’s financial situation is dire. His father suffers from back pain…

Hussein's hopes

Hussein, 75 years old, is a Palestinian man from Al Kabri village. He lives with his family in a small house in Burj El Barajneh Camp, Lebanon. He suffers from kidney failure and goes on dialysis twice a week. He received a cheque $700 from Interpal’s social fund to cover…

Syed's hopes

Syed is a Palestinian child, whose father died when he was very young. He lives with his mother, stepfather and two brothers in a dilapidated house in Burj El Barajneh camp, Lebanon.    Syed had to leave school due to the family’s difficult financial situation, and started working as a plumber in…

Zakeeia's hopes

Zakeeia, 69, is a Palestinian woman from Al Kabri village. She lives in Burj El Barajneh Camp, Lebanon. Her husband and her daughter died in 1988 during the second Lebanon-Israeli war.  Zakeeia lives in a small dilapidated house and her financial situation is difficult. She also suffers from diabetes, cholesterol and…

Labeebah's hopes

Labeebah is a 74 year-old Palestinian woman who was born in Al Ghabssieh village, in Acre district. Labeebah now lives with her family in Burj EL Barajneh Camp, Lebanon, where she owns a big house and a candy shop. She suffers from diabetes and hypertension.   Although she was only…