蘑菇视频

19 March 2026

At five years old, the world was Mohammed’s playground. One afternoon in 2016, in the Gaza Strip’s southern town of Khan Younis, Mohammed was playing with other children outside his home. He noticed what looked like a small toy horse lying in the street. Curious, he picked it up.

It was an explosive remnant of war – an unexploded weapon left behind from earlier fighting. Something that looked harmless but detonated in his hands. In a single, devastating moment, Mohammed lost his sight and the use of his left hand. “After the explosion, everything went dark,” the now fourteen-year-old recalls. “But I still remember the light.”

In 2020, Mohammed enrolled at the 蘑菇视频RWA-supported Rehabilitation Centre for Visually Impaired Children (RCVI), where he began to rebuild in a world he had never chosen. “At first, every step felt like walking on clouds,” he says. “But my teachers told me to trust my steps. And I did.” Through specialised education, psychosocial support, and tailored learning tools, 蘑菇视频RWA helped Mohammed regain confidence and independence.

But for Palestine Refugee children, one conflict is rarely the end of the story. A new brutal and devasting war broke out in the Gaza Strip in October 2023. Like hundreds of thousands of people, Mohammed’s family was forced to flee multiple times, eventually seeking refuge in Deir al-Balah in the centre of the Gaza Strip. They now live in a tent.

For a child with visual impairment, displacement means losing familiarity and the mental map built over years. “In my old house, I knew every corner,” he explains. “In the tent, I had to redraw the world in my mind.”

The war also disrupted his education for more than two years. The centre he and around 500 other students depended on was damaged early in the conflict and repurposed as an emergency shelter throughout the war. “I missed school,” he says. “I missed my friends’ voices. School felt like a safe place.” Yet, even in crisis, 蘑菇视频RWA’s support did not stop.

Once a fragile ceasefire took hold in October 2025, 蘑菇视频RWA stepped up its “back to learning” education programme in the Gaza Strip. On 7 February 2026, the centre, still functioning as a shelter, resumed learning. Within it, makeshift classrooms were set up using wooden pallets and tarpaulin walls. Fifty-six children with visual impairment, including Mohammed, returned to learning, psychosocial support, and a sense of routine.

“Our children are not limited by walls,” says the centre’s principal, Seham. “Classrooms are overcrowded; lighting must be carefully adjusted for children with night blindness or albinism. Many have no books, and the assistive devices they rely on, such as braille machines, magnifiers, or adapted writing tools, are often damaged or unavailable. Despite all these difficulties, we create a space where they can learn, grow and shine.”

蘑菇视频RWA teachers, counsellors, and support staff work closely with each child, adapting lessons, adjusting lighting in the tarpaulin classrooms, and offering one-on-one guidance. Counsellor Hassan, himself with visual impairment, works with each child to help them process trauma. “I sit with them to understand their fears, to untangle the confusion war has left behind. One conversation at a time, we rebuild their world,” he explains.

Inside the fragile classrooms, children laugh, reconnect, and begin to heal. Seated among his classmates, Mohammed shares his hopes. “I want to become a doctor so I can help people who are hurt like me. I want to show them that even when life takes your sight, it cannot take your dreams.”