Displaced woman turns ancient castle into a school in Syria
STORY: This class is being held inside
of an ancient Byzantine castle
at a displacement camp
in the rebel-held city of Idlib
Locator: Idlib, Syria
(Fatima, student)
"I have been here for five years. I am from Hama. I am here studying and I take English, Arabic and mathematics classes."
History graduate Najlaa Mimar
took over the castle two years ago
and transformed it into a makeshift school
She herself was displaced from another city
(Najlaa Mimar, History graduate)
"Because we don't have the means to get an equipped place, we invested in this historical castle and prepared it with the lowest costs and welcomed the students. Children are 4 to 5 years old, and there are also children who dropped out of school. And we are giving them extra classes to prepare them for the classes they have missed."
Mimar runs the school with
the help of other women volunteers
They don't receive financial support and
depend on few resources to teach the students