How Gazans are navigating the tech shortage crisis with creative solutions
A staggering 745,000 students in the Gaza enclave have been deprived of formal schooling since the outbreak of the conflict in October 2023.
Among them are 88,000 higher education pupils who have been forced to put their academic degrees on indefinite hold, according to UN agency UNESCO. Furthermore, north of 95% school buildings either require extensive rehabilitation or total reconstruction, according to the agency’s satellite damage assessments.

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