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Education beyond books and classrooms
Having studied human rights as part of my master’s course, I found it frustrating when my classes covered cases of human rights violations and...
Welcome to Shatila
Under the shadow of thick, black clouds sweeping in from the mountains one February evening in Beirut I climbed into the back of a taxi in Gemmayze;...
“Teacher! Teacher!”
When I first arrived at SB Overseas centre in Saida I remember feeling incredibly nervous. I had never really taught before and had no idea what to...
Volunteering with SB OverSeas… crossing the borders
If you think my following words will describe to you what refugee children and youth currently living in Brussels witnessed during the war,...
“Just a bit stronger, a bit smarter, and a bit more confident than the day before”
Class starts at 1:30pm with Arabic, but it is not until 2:30 when we, the volunteers, enter. First for mathematics, then for English starting at...
Youssef’s story by Sandon
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The children of SB Overseas are among the most vulnerable in the world. Consider Youssef, a 9-year-old boy in grade 0 at SB...
On saying goodbye in Brussels
Long-time SB Espoir volunteer Zoheb Mashiur shares with us his experience building relationships in Brussels through the volunteer programme:...
Finding a new home in Lebanon
Every two months international volunteers come from all over the world to teach at SB’s non-formal education centres in Beirut or Saida, as they...
Rosa’s Student: A Story of Strength
By Rosa Heinen Any person who were to visit the center here in Saida would most likely think that it looks like a regular school, with regular...
Francesca’s Brussels Bucket List
Hello everyone, My name is Francesca and I am a bubbly Italian, landed in Brussels in September 2018. I moved here after completing a dreadful – but...
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