IRAQ / SYRIAN REFUGEE STUDENT

Sumaya is determined to be a motivating role model for young Syrians to look beyond the crisis to their future and that of their nation. She received a scholarship from UNHCR’s Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund (DAFI), a program that helps refugees worldwide accessing higher education. UNHCR

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:57
• Production Date: 1 September 2017
• Asset Language: Arabic
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: REFUGEES
• Geographic Subject: IRAQ
• MAMS Id: 1959723
• Parent Id: 1959723
• Alternate Title: unifeed170901b

Description

STORY: IRAQ / SYRIAN REFUGEE STUDENT
TRT: 1:57
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTION: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 05 JULY 2017, ERBIL AND DARASHAKRAN CAMP, IRAQ

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Syrian refugee Sumaya Abdulrahman walking in camp
2. Various shots, Sumaya sitting with her family
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sumaya Abdulrahman, Syrian refugee:
“My situation was very difficult, but this scholarship encouraged me. It boosted my confidence, and it gave me a push to continue my education.”
4. Various shots, Sumaya reading a book
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sumaya Abdulrahman, Syrian refugee:
“I say to refugees that no matter their situations and obstacles, they should have faith in their dreams, and they should never give up, because with education, they can change their lives. Their future is in their hands.”
6. Various shots, Sumaya outside

Storyline

Even though she lives in a refugee camp, Sumayais positive about the future.

A recipient of a UNHCR’s German-funded scholarship DAFI, she is pursing a university degree in nearby Erbil.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sumaya Abdulrahman, Syrian refugee:
“My situation was very difficult, but this scholarship encouraged me. It boosted my confidence, and it gave me a push to continue my education.”

Sumaya’s father was injured in an accident in Syria.

Making her the main breadwinner of a family of ten.

She works as a database administrator in a health care centre.

Sumaya hopes to become a role model for other students uprooted by war.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sumaya Abdulrahman, Syrian refugee:
“I say to refugees that no matter their situations and obstacles, they should have faith in their dreams, and they should never give up, because with education, they can change their lives. Their future is in their hands.”

DAFI has provided scholarships to over 8,000 refugees worldwide.

Sumaya is among 116 DAFI recipients in the Kurdistan region of Iraq