{"id":71900,"date":"2025-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=71900"},"modified":"2025-05-14T11:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T03:05:39","slug":"a-path-to-achieving-their-dreams-el-menahil-international-school-in-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=71900","title":{"rendered":"A Path to Achieving Their Dreams\u2014El Menahil International School in T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71900\" class=\"elementor elementor-71900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-733ae53e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"733ae53e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe357f5\" data-id=\"fe357f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5318c622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5318c622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68507e4f\" data-id=\"68507e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8390f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8390f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>A decade ago in T\u00fcrkiye, Tzu Chi volunteers began offering Syrian refugee children a chance at education. From their once pale and hopeless faces, dreams of becoming doctors, engineers, architects, and teachers began to blossom\u2014a testament to the power of education to transform lives.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5222722 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5222722\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3290859b\" data-id=\"3290859b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59397357 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"59397357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b1791ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b1791ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-361ea384\" data-id=\"361ea384\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a896c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49a896c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-30.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-30-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-30-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccb1ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ccb1ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the September 2024 graduation ceremony for El Menahil International School\u2019s high school division, teachers and students gather for a group photo to mark this significant milestone. For graduates who gain university admission but face financial difficulties, Tzu Chi offers support to help them complete their studies. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Mustafa Hamwieh<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782abe2a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"782abe2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-444f9a9a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"444f9a9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10573135\" data-id=\"10573135\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b4950e elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b4950e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On December 8, 2024, after more than 13 years, the Syrian civil war showed signs of ending. While uncertainty remained, many Syrians began returning home from neighboring countries like T\u00fcrkiye and Lebanon.<\/p><p>In Sultangazi, Istanbul Province, T\u00fcrkiye, a group of Syrians was also preparing for a homecoming of sorts\u2014but not to Aleppo, Homs, or Damascus. The \u201chomecoming\u201d in this instance was to Taiwan, 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) away. Faculty members and graduates of El Menahil International School\u2014founded by Tzu Chi to support Syrian refugees\u2014were journeying to their spiritual home. During their visit, they would receive their volunteer certification from Dharma Master Cheng Yen.<\/p><p>Upon their arrival at Tzu Chi\u2019s Banqiao campus in New Taipei City, the group was warmly welcomed at the entrance by Faisal Hu (\u80e1\u5149\u4e2d), head of Tzu Chi T\u00fcrkiye. As a new beginning dawned in Syria, Hu greeted them with a powerful message: \u201cYou are no longer refugees!\u201d His words struck a deep chord\u2014many were overcome with emotion, some even moved to tears, as they reflected on the years they had spent in exile due to the war.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59031b7f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59031b7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f754a2e\" data-id=\"2f754a2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44137632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44137632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Struggles in a foreign land<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5149ebda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5149ebda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The war\u2019s airstrikes, shelling, and other forms of violence over the years had forced millions of Syrians to flee. By the end of 2024, over 4.77 million Syrians were still registered as refugees, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. About 60 percent of them were in T\u00fcrkiye, while the rest were spread across Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, and other North African countries.<\/p><p>For Syrians who fled to neighboring Arab countries like Lebanon and Jordan, life as refugees was difficult, but at least language wasn\u2019t a barrier. As a result, children were more easily integrated into local education systems. Refugees in T\u00fcrkiye, however, faced greater challenges. The country uses modern Turkish, written in the Latin alphabet, making it harder to adjust to a linguistically and culturally distinct environment.<\/p><p>Due to language barriers and regulatory challenges, many Syrian refugees in T\u00fcrkiye, despite having professional qualifications in fields like teaching or healthcare, were unable to continue their careers. Instead, they were often forced into low-skilled, low-paying jobs. In Istanbul Province, host to over half a million Syrian refugees, many garment and shoe factories employed Syrians to reduce operational costs.<\/p><p>\u201cI worked as a sewing machine operator, earning about 500 U.S. dollars a month,\u201d recalled Kamil Hatib, now a teacher at El Menahil International School. \u201cBut children aged 12 to 14, working over ten hours a day, earned only 150 to 200 U.S. dollars.\u201d Employers preferred hiring cheap child labor, subjecting young workers to conditions that even adults could hardly endure. \u201cSome worked 13 hours a day with only 13 minutes of rest and were often scolded by their bosses!\u201d said Faisal Hu, his heart going out to the children.<\/p><p>Even when parents wanted to send their children to school, significant obstacles remained. International and private schools offering Arabic-language instruction were expensive, while Turkish public schools, though more affordable, didn\u2019t teach Arabic. As a result, children attending these schools risked losing their native language. \u201cEducation for our children was the greatest challenge we faced,\u201d said Hatib.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21f697f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21f697f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b30a246\" data-id=\"b30a246\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5e644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db5e644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-32.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-32.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-32-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-32-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-32-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b7cea3\" data-id=\"0b7cea3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc777bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc777bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2015, while visiting Syrian refugee families, Tzu Chi volunteers saw out-of-school refugee children selling bottled water outside a subway station to help support their families.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aecfd1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4aecfd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59a6c18 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59a6c18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0d9ab0\" data-id=\"a0d9ab0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db882a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db882a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ali Kord Arabo, then 11 years old, worked in a shoe factory before Tzu Chi\u2019s assistance enabled him to enroll at El Menahil School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b247d79 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b247d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80cf23d\" data-id=\"80cf23d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27481c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d27481c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-31.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-31.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-31-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-31-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-31-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2fd2da elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2fd2da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0178b8\" data-id=\"c0178b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c2604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c2604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>A father\u2019s plea<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edff3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1edff3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Establishing a school wasn\u2019t part of the plan when Tzu Chi volunteers first began assisting Syrian refugees in T\u00fcrkiye. In 2014, volunteers began by focusing on the immediate needs in Sultangazi, a district of 600,000 where tens of thousands of refugees were struggling to survive. Following Tzu Chi\u2019s charitable aid model, volunteers conducted home visits, compiled recipient rosters, and distributed aid.<\/p><p>But during one distribution, a refugee tried to sell back the blankets and food he had just received. Faisal Hu, one of the volunteers, was confused and frustrated\u2014until he heard the man\u2019s explanation: \u201cOur children can\u2019t go to school. If you have money, please give us money so they can get an education!\u201d<\/p><p>That plea became a turning point. It helped inspire the founding of El Menahil. At the time, Tzu Chi had only three volunteers in T\u00fcrkiye: Faisal Hu, his wife, Nadya Chou (\u5468\u5982\u610f), and Yu Zi-cheng (\u4f59\u81ea\u6210). Determined to help Syrian children access education, they walked the streets of Sultangazi and Arnavutk\u00f6y to identify children who were out of school. They then sent the collected data to Tzu Chi\u2019s headquarters in Taiwan for evaluation.<\/p><p>El Menahil opened in January 2015 in Sultangazi, enrolling 587 students from first to seventh grade. \u201cMaster Cheng Yen said, \u2018We\u2019ll provide subsidies equal to the children\u2019s wages so they can study instead of work,\u2019\u201d Chou recalled. At first, many Syrian parents didn\u2019t believe it, but Chou, Hu, and Yu worked hard to bring Tzu Chi\u2019s commitment into reality.<\/p><p>Tzu Chi partnered with the Sultangazi government to establish the school. It operated initially within public Turkish school buildings in the afternoons, with refugee teachers using Syrian textbooks. Tzu Chi covered the teachers\u2019 salaries and other expenses.<\/p><p>Mohammed Nur Alhajjar, who started at El Menahil as a student in first grade and later graduated from its high school division, was the first student to arrive on the school\u2019s opening day in January 2015. After walking 40 minutes from home, he stood by the gate, waiting for it to open. When volunteer Yu asked why he had come so early, young Alhajjar replied in broken Turkish: \u201cI was afraid that if I arrived too late, I wouldn\u2019t have a seat.\u201d<\/p><p>In 2017, the school moved into a rented building, providing students with a permanent place to learn. The following year, it earned accreditation from AdvancED, an American accrediting agency, and was renamed El Menahil International School. Today, it is a large, comprehensive institution offering kindergarten through high school programs, as well as adult literacy classes. By late 2024, it had an enrollment of over 4,700 students, both in-person and online. Five hundred and thirty-one students had graduated from high school, and 377 had gone on to pursue university studies\u2014146 in medical fields, 177 in science and engineering, and 54 in social sciences, including languages, religion, and media.<\/p><p>Among the graduates of the school is Ahmad Jned, a prime example of the transformative power of education. Jned fled to T\u00fcrkiye in 2014 at age 17, bringing his high school textbooks and exam papers in hopes of continuing his studies. However, financial hardship forced him to work in a shoe factory. In 2017, he found a second chance at El Menahil.<\/p><p>\u201cTzu Chi took me from the factory to school, and my heart changed from one filled with hatred to one filled with love,\u201d Jned shared. \u201cThose who haven\u2019t experienced this can\u2019t truly understand.\u201d Seizing the opportunity, he worked hard to catch up on his education. After graduating from El Menahil, he was accepted into one of the world\u2019s top 500 technical universities, where he graduated with honors. When he received his first paycheck, he donated it to Tzu Chi to support Ukrainian refugees. Now, he is preparing to start his own business.<\/p><p>\u201cJned hopes to one day repay all the financial aid he received from Tzu Chi,\u201d volunteer Hu said. Seeing refugee children complete their education and go on to succeed brings him immense satisfaction. He never expected anything in return for helping these children, but witnessing their transformation fills him with great joy.<\/p><p>Hu recalled that when he first met these children and asked what they wanted to be, they had no expectations. But things changed after they began studying at El Menahil. \u201cI want to be a doctor or nurse to help those suffering from war,\u201d some children said. Others shared, \u201cI want to be an engineer or architect to rebuild my homeland,\u201d or \u201cI want to be a teacher to help children who can\u2019t go to school.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cThis is the true power of education,\u201d Hu affirmed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c90545 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2c90545\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38fdb6d\" data-id=\"38fdb6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fd5a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21fd5a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1915\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG4-1.jpg 1915w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG4-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG4-1-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG4-1-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG4-1-1536x648.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a7ad2b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a7ad2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa23a69\" data-id=\"fa23a69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c87be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c87be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-33.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-33.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-33-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-33-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e2294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1e2294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Syrian child shows respect to volunteer Faisal Hu by kissing his hand during his visit to her family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9e486 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f9e486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0986d5d elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0986d5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83ac50a\" data-id=\"83ac50a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5276b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5276b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Volunteer Nadya Chou says goodbye to the children of a Syrian refugee family living in an underground apartment after her visit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69bd04 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f69bd04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f34308a\" data-id=\"f34308a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d3d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0d3d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-25.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-25.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-25-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-25-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c956fc8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c956fc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65b39e9\" data-id=\"65b39e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c09a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c09a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>From exile to empowerment<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4370df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4370df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The name \u201cMenahil\u201d means \u201cspring of water\u201d in Arabic. It was chosen to symbolize a wellspring of knowledge for children trapped in an educational desert. Though the school was established to support Syrian refugee children, it has also brought indirect benefits to Turkish society.<\/p><p>Ali Uslanmaz, former mayor of Sultangazi and now an advisor to Tzu Chi T\u00fcrkiye, remarked that if Syrian refugee children were unable to receive an education, they would certainly struggle growing up. Once marginalized, they would be more likely to fall into alcoholism, drug addiction, or violence, posing a risk to society.<\/p><p>Following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, more than 500,000 refugees arrived in Istanbul. Without access to education, many children ended up on the streets or working illegally, heightening tensions with locals and raising concerns among both the government and the public. In contrast, Syrian children were rarely seen wandering the streets in Sultangazi, home to El Menahil. Cases of child labor and interethnic conflict were also significantly lower than in other areas. \u201cWithout El Menahil, it would have been a disaster,\u201d said teacher Hatib.<\/p><p>At El Menahil, students can study in peace. They learn core subjects in their native language, including Arabic, social studies, mathematics, physics, and biology. The school also offers courses in Turkish, English, and Chinese. Just as important is its emphasis on religious education, as well as humanistic education rooted in Tzu Chi\u2019s core values of compassion, gratitude, respect for all life, and a spirit of service. In addition to studying the Quran, students can take elective courses on these values as part of Tzu Chi\u2019s cultural curriculum.<\/p><p>In 2023, Tzu Chi, in collaboration with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Tzu Chi University, and the Tzu Chi International Youth Association, launched the Menahil Promise\u2014Syrian Refugee Chinese Learning Support Program. Led by Assistant Professor Hu Cui-jun (\u80e1\u7fe0\u541b) from NTNU\u2019s College of Education, the initiative recruits young volunteers to teach Chinese to El Menahil students through online lessons.<\/p><p>Volunteer Chou strongly advocates for Chinese language education, recognizing the value of multilingualism. \u201cStudents at El Menahil once had no access to education. Now, they can learn Arabic, Turkish, English, and even Chinese. Imagine what a transformation this is for them! If they pass the Chinese proficiency exam, they can earn a certificate issued by Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Education, giving them more opportunities for further studies or future employment.\u201d<\/p><p>Chou also introduces Syrian students to the arts of tea ceremony and flower arrangement. Her husband, Hu, didn\u2019t quite agree with her devotion to these arts at first\u2014until she handed him a letter from one of her students.<\/p><p>\u201cShe couldn\u2019t read Arabic and asked me to translate it,\u201d Hu recounted. \u201cOne sentence struck me deeply: \u2018I am so grateful to you. You treat me like a mother would, seeing me as an ordinary child\u2014just like any other.\u2019\u201d<\/p><p>At that moment, Hu realized his mistake. These children were not born as refugees. They were individuals who had lost their normal lives to war, yet were often reduced to a label.<\/p><p>\u201cIn times of war and chaos, survival becomes the priority,\u201d Chou explained. \u201cBut bringing beauty into their lives is just as important.\u201d She believes that these moments of beauty can heal, provide comfort, and even help the children navigate future challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc062ab elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc062ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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Today, he and his close friend Muhammed Kasab (right in photo 2) serve as Tzu Chi documenting volunteers. (Photo 2 by Muhammad Hak)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c826c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32c826c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de611cb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de611cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9abc68\" data-id=\"c9abc68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbc5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dbc5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>From gratitude to action<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e45727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e45727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Master Cheng Yen\u2019s vision for El Menahil is deeply rooted in compassion: \u201cInstead of allowing children fleeing conflict to harbor resentment, we must plant seeds of love and gratitude within them.\u201d<\/p><p>Helping students and teachers fully heal from the psychological trauma of war and displacement\u2014and let go of the sorrow and anger caused by war crimes\u2014is no easy task. However, one thing is certain: over the past decade, seeds of love and care have taken root in their hearts and begun to flourish.<\/p><p>El Menahil students and teachers frequently extend a helping hand, donating to Tzu Chi to support disaster survivors and others in need. This spirit of giving was especially evident in February 2023, when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern T\u00fcrkiye and northern Syria. The school\u2019s faculty and alumni actively volunteered in hard-hit areas, becoming a vital part of Tzu Chi\u2019s disaster relief efforts.<\/p><p>\u201cReceiving Tzu Chi\u2019s support inspired me to help others,\u201d said Ahmed Aliyan, a Syrian and deputy principal of El Menahil. He arrived in T\u00fcrkiye in 2015 with his wife and six children, and received four thick blankets from Tzu Chi, which helped his family endure the harsh winter. Once his life stabilized, he did his best to give back, caring for fellow refugees in Istanbul and later traveling to Beirut, Lebanon, in late 2020 to assist with aid distributions following the Port of Beirut explosion. When the 2023 earthquake struck, he once again stepped forward without hesitation.<\/p><p>\u201cWe told the earthquake survivors in T\u00fcrkiye, \u2018You have stood with us Syrians for ten years. Now it\u2019s our turn to support you. Let\u2019s work together\u2014we are one family,\u2019\u201d Aliyan said.<\/p><p>Among those who joined Tzu Chi\u2019s earthquake relief efforts was Muhammad Hak, then a high school student at El Menahil. He captured a poignant moment of a fellow Syrian volunteer embracing a survivor, a photo later chosen as the cover image for the 677th issue of <em>Tzu Chi Monthly<\/em>, which reported on the earthquake. Seeing El Menahil students and graduates take on the role of documenting Tzu Chi\u2019s relief work filled their mentor, volunteer Yu, with deep satisfaction. \u201cBefore, they were the ones being documented,\u201d said Yu. \u201cBut during the 2023 earthquake, they became the ones documenting Tzu Chi\u2019s work.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e32ba7a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e32ba7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-972d69a\" data-id=\"972d69a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf09b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"bf09b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:330,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:500,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:270,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-34.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"all-bf09b59\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzE4MTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90Y21vbnRobHkudHp1Y2hpY3VsdHVyZS5vcmcudHdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84XC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTQxLTM0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFsbC1iZjA5YjU5In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-34.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"960\" alt=\"\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-26.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"all-bf09b59\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzE4MDgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90Y21vbnRobHkudHp1Y2hpY3VsdHVyZS5vcmcudHdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84XC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvMTQxLTI2LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFsbC1iZjA5YjU5In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-26.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"810\" alt=\"\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b62336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b62336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a gesture of gratitude, faculty and students at El Menahil often donate to Tzu Chi to support Taiwan after disasters (photo 1). During COVID-19, they once again contributed, helping Tzu Chi headquarters in Taiwan purchase vaccines to accelerate the island\u2019s vaccination program. Ali Al-Aboudi, then a second grader, donated his cherished one-euro coin, writing, \u201cThis coin is precious to me because it holds a memory, but those in need are more precious\u201d (photo 2). <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Mohammed Nimr Aljamal<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea310b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ea310b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5f61f7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5f61f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f4ba3b\" data-id=\"1f4ba3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5877edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5877edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-29.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-29-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-29-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-29-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-29-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd283b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd283b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the end of 2024, a group of faculty members and graduates of El Menahil International School visited Taiwan to receive their volunteer certification from Dharma Master Cheng Yen. They are pictured here at Tainan Tzu Chi Senior High School, which had signed a memorandum of cooperation with El Menahil. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Huang Xiao-zhe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd313d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6bd313d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09de149 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09de149\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cee279\" data-id=\"0cee279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88550d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88550d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Standing by them<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31e4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d31e4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In alignment with the United Nations\u2019 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), El Menahil International School not only provides free, equitable, and quality elementary and secondary education for vulnerable refugee children\u2014fulfilling SDG 4, \u201cQuality Education\u201d\u2014but also fosters values of love, peace, and non-violence. Volunteers\u2019 efforts to bring children out of factories and into classrooms directly supports SDG 8, \u201cDecent Work and Economic Growth,\u201d and SDG 16, \u201cPeace, Justice, and Strong Institutions,\u201d by addressing child labor and the broader need for social stability.<\/p><p>For those involved, the mission is not only to educate but also to offer a sense of direction and hope in uncertain times. \u201cI hope to carry forward the spirit I\u2019ve learned from Tzu Chi,\u201d said Kerem Tahiroglu, a teacher at El Menahil. \u201cI want to spread it to places where it\u2019s still unknown\u2014especially in the turbulent Arab world.\u201d After receiving his volunteer certification personally from Master Cheng Yen, he pledged to spread Great Love\u2014an unconditional love that embraces all of humanity\u2014and to help relieve suffering. The Syrian volunteers certified alongside him share the same aspiration: to one day return to Syria and rebuild their homeland with love.<\/p><p>\u201cI tell them, \u2018If one day you see me and Nadya strolling across a square in Aleppo, come and take us to visit your home,\u201d said volunteer Hu. He had repeated this line countless times during aid distributions for Syrian refugees as words of encouragement, a way to offer hope and lift their spirits. But now, that \u201cdream\u201d no longer feels so distant.<\/p><p>\u201cNo one knows what the future holds for Syria, or what life will be like in six months or a year,\u201d Hu continued. \u201cThis uncertainty makes many Syrians anxious. During this time, our role is to stand by the teachers and students of El Menahil. Our promise is to support them as they find their way home.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f3fb3fe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3f3fb3fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62865c80\" data-id=\"62865c80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540c75dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"540c75dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1893\" height=\"1660\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG5-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG5-1.png 1893w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG5-1-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG5-1-1024x898.png 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG5-1-768x673.png 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/PNG5-1-1536x1347.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1893px) 100vw, 1893px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-663fd415 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"663fd415\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16565545\" data-id=\"16565545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4503b948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4503b948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/\u82f1\u6587\u9801\u5c3e-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A decade ago in T\u00fcrkiye, Tzu Chi volunteers began offering Syrian refugee children a chance at education. 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