You would never guess that Awni Farhat was born in a refugee
camp in the Gaza Strip. He is multilingual and has worked as a translator for
international journalists and activists, has project managed the Children
Monitoring and Reporting Groups Coalition — which supports Palestinian children
and is funded by Save the Children International — and is the products and
endorsements coordinator for the international campaign Gaza’s Ark. It is safe
to say that he has achieved more than many would have hoped to achieve in their
lives. But his resume does not stop there.
In 2014, Farhat set up a crowdfunding website that allows
visitors to donate money towards any of the not-so-typical causes listed on the
site. His own cause? Farhat was inspired to create the site because he needed
help funding a Master’s Degree programme in Violence, Conflict, and Development
in the UK, a qualification he wanted so he could return to Palestine and help
make a difference.
A year later, Farhat hit his target. He responded aptly on his
website: “I have come to believe strongly that knowledge and education are the
most powerful tools that we can use to change the world”.
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