Back to the Classroom: Paying Tuition So Gaza's Students Don't Lose Their Future

Layla was two semesters from finishing her nursing degree when the war stopped everything. Her university fees were suddenly impossible; her family's savings had gone to food and shelter. She assumed her education was over.

Stories like hers are why Motaz Foundation created its tuition support program. Education is one of the first casualties of any humanitarian crisis — and one of the hardest losses to recover from. A missed year becomes a missed degree, and a missed degree becomes a lifetime of narrowed options.

How the program works

The program pays school fees, university tuition, and exam registration costs directly to institutions, so every dollar reaches the classroom. It also covers essentials that keep students enrolled: textbooks, transport, and school supplies for younger children.

Priority goes to students who lost a parent, families with no remaining income, and final-year students — like Layla — for whom a single payment can rescue an entire degree.

I walked into my exam knowing someone I have never met believed my education mattered. I passed. Next year, I will be the one taking care of patients.

— Layla, nursing student

An investment that outlasts the crisis

Food and shelter keep families alive today. Education is what rebuilds Gaza tomorrow. When you fund a semester of tuition, you are not just helping one student — you are funding the nurses, engineers, and teachers who will carry their community forward.