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Painting complete in Nablus Basic School
The Triple Exposure mural class were busy painting during June and have brightened up a hallway in UNRWA Nablus Basic School. The students worked together in class to come up with ideas of how to...
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Just Add Water
At the end of June, the staff, interns, volunteers, and kids of TYO held what we’ve lovingly referred to as “Water Day.” The kids played about thirty minutes of soccer before volunteers began to emerge...
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SOW Team: A Day in the Life of a TYO Volunteer
Click to view slideshow. I woke up feeling a little nervous, like the first day of school when you don’t know anyone yet. I walked down to the main floor of the Nablus Center to see many kids sitting...
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Triple Exposure murals complete in Askar boys’ school
Triple Exposure mural teacher Rimah and her volunteers went to visit the boys’ school in Askar UNRWA refugee camp, Nablus. Over two visits she worked with fifteen boys, ages 10-11 on two murals in the...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Nehad Omer
My name is Nehad Omer, and I have been a Core Program morning volunteer for a year. After I graduated with a sociology degree from An Najah University, I searched for various job openings and volunteer...
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What’s Right About Being Wrong
It was a good week for my Creative Thinking class. Once an idealistic brainchild led by two terrified first-time TYO teachers, the pilot class is really starting to come into its own. Heading into the...
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The Hour of Separation
It seems only yesterday I arrived to Nablus, yet the last three months have given me a lifetimes worth of fulfillment. Today being the final day of our summer session classes was very sentimental, as I...
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Making Friends
As a way to end the summer session, Samin and I combined our classes together to discuss the friendships we’ve made at TYO. We began by playing a video story of the popular and beloved book, The Giving...
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Triple Exposure mural complete at Khadijia School, Nablus
The TYO mural class have completed the seventeenth Triple Exposure mural in Nablus. Across three visits to the school, mural teacher Rimah and her volunteers worked with the team of twelve students,...
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TYO’s Community Impact
Why is Usama Malik running 250 km/156 miles through the Sahara Desert? To ensure the continued profound and positive impact of TYO on the communities it serves. The stories of just one entrepreneur...
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