We Are Still Here | Baqoun was founded on the conviction that education must continue and that students should not lose their futures because of circumstances beyond their control. The initiative began in April 2024, when Professor Zahid Pranjol offered voluntary academic support to students in Gaza, and has since grown into a student-led, community-based initiative that supports and empowers university students.
Figures taken from the organisational handbook
A team of approximately 50 members and volunteers: around 30 in Gaza and around 20 in the United Kingdom.
Around 10 trainers and academics deliver the educational and training programmes.
The initiative is moving towards formal legal registration.
Around 30 in Gaza and around 20 in the United Kingdom.
Dozens of students have benefited since the initiative was launched.
The initiative has handled hundreds of cases of financial support for students to date.
Around 10 trainers and academics have taken part in the educational programmes to date.
Both published by Daraja Press, alongside an art exhibition at Gallery North.
An informal relationship of academic and community cooperation with the University of Sussex.
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The English Conversation Programme, the Comprehensive Academic Programme, financial support, and literary and artistic projects.
View programmesTeemill merchandise and the two books published by Daraja Press. Proceeds support student programmes in Gaza.
Shop and supportPalestinian field leadership in Gaza, under the general supervision of the Founder, with continuous coordination between the two teams.
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