Ashraf Kuhail • Gaza based coordinator

I was an English teacher in Gaza and then a supervisor for Ministry of Education schools, and became the Hands up Project’s voluntary coordinator for Ministry school link ups in 2018. In 2022 I conducted ground breaking research with large classes in Gaza, proving conclusively that intercultural link ups based around the course book have a huge impact on students enjoyment of English classes. I get such a thrill from seeing how even the shyest student who barely knows a word of English can get a huge boost in confidence from simply connecting through Zoom to someone in another country. These days I’m responsible for coordinating, training teachers and developing materials for our “Stories Alive’ project, and everything related to our on the ground work in Gaza.