Know Their Names: Meet Mykola
Know Their Names: Meet Mykola December 18, 2025 Emily Klooster Ukraine Photo: Teachers from Academy of Wisdom enjoy a much-needed mental health retreat. Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism A story from Ukraine: Academy of Wisdom serving 218 students in Bucha Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, TSI supporters have delivered hope […]
Know Their Names: Meet Rania and Rana
Know Their Names: Meet Rania and Rana December 4, 2025 Emily Klooster Lebanon Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism A story from Lebanon: Warm Heart School serving 120 students in Bekaa Valley Delilah, Rana, and Rania are a mother and her two daughters, Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Delilah’s face brightens as she shares […]
Know Their Names: Meet Nardeen
Know Their Names: Meet Nardeen November 18, 2025 Dawlat Hijazeen Jordan Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism A story from Jordan: Marka Education Center serving Iraqi students in Amman By Dawlat Hijazeen …. Dawlat Hijazeen serves as principal, subsitute teacher, and school van driver for Marka Education Center in Amman, Jordan. A few […]
Ukrainian Teachers Equipped to Serve a Growing School
Ukrainian Teachers Equipped to Serve a Growing School August 21, 2025 Emily Klooster Ukraine Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism TSI donors funded technology for Academy of Wisdom in Bucha, Ukraine, supporting ten new staff members as they serve a growing student body in north-central Ukraine. Academy of Wisdom in Bucha, Ukraine has […]
Chromebooks for Katumba Camp
Chromebooks for Katumba Camp August 21, 2025 Emily Klooster Tanzania Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism A former refugee helps deliver key classroom resources to Burundian students in Tanzania Tanzania ranks as one of the safest countries in Africa, with a long history of accepting refugees from neighboring nations. The country is home […]
Ukrainian School Welcomes 42 New Students, 28 Teachers
Ukrainian School Welcomes 42 New Students, 28 Teachers April 24, 2025 Emily Klooster Ukraine Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism Attacks on Ukraine continue amidst talks of a cease-fire, while Academy of Wisdom provides a haven in Bucha, fortifying shelters and welcoming new students and staff. As ceasefire talks continue between Ukraine, Russia, […]
Lebanon faces massive change as the Middle East unravels
Lebanon faces massive change as the Middle East unravels March 4, 2025 Emily Klooster Lebanon Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism Warm Heart reels from the loss of two students to an Israeli missile and an exodus of 100 students back to Syria, but hope for renewal in both countries may be on […]
School in Katumba Camp
School in Katumba Camp January 7, 2025 Emily Klooster Tanzania Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism Norbert Mbwiliza is a former refugee working in the oldest refugee camp in the world. Born a refugee, Norbert Mbwiliza now runs a Christian NGO in Katumba Camp, the oldest refugee camp in the world. Katumba hosts […]
Teachers recharge in Ukraine as school considers solar energy
Teachers recharge in Ukraine as school considers solar energy December 12, 2024 Emily Klooster Ukraine Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism An update from Principal Iryna Steshyts at Academy of Wisdom in Bucha, Ukraine We, the staff of Academy of Wisdom, would like to express our gratitude for your generosity and support. Thanks to […]
“The conflict is not here.” An interview with Joseph Milan on how Middle Eastern conflict affects his outreach to Syrians and Lebanese alike.
“The conflict is not here.” An interview with Joseph Milan on how Middle Eastern conflict affects his outreach to Syrians and Lebanese alike. October 24, 2024 Emily Klooster Lebanon Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism Joseph Milan is the co-founder of Warm Heart School, a mobile school for Syrian refugees operating from a […]