Merehan Ayman, Egypt Political Science The University of Rochester, NY, USA Year of graduation: 2020 Aside from her political and leadership goals, Merehan enjoys being a violinist and ballerina at the Cairo Opera House, taking part in theatrical productions, participating in several Model UNs, and regularly volunteering at philanthropic organizations in her leisure time. One day, she hopes to encourage the implementation of peace-building strategies around the world and collaborate with various academic disciplines, [...]

Aya Hammoud International Language Academy of Canada Aya, 18, was born in Tartous, Syria. She successfully completed the Diploma of General Secondary Studies in Science while fighting Neuritis. Her disease left her unable to sleep for days. Instead of feeling defeated by her health situation, she decided to use this time of her life to read and reflect on the country’s difficulties and to think about what kind of [...]

Asmaa Labbad International Language Academy of Canada Asmaa is a bright 21-year old student. She was born in Damascus, Syria, where she successfully completed a Diploma of General Secondary Education in Science. In 2012, Asmaa, her two sisters and their mother escaped to Lebanon. There, Asmaa and her sister Ayaat -who also won the scholarship, seized all the opportunities to learn and grow. Asmaa’s journey of learning led her [...]

Sahar Al Ahmad International Language Academy of Canada Sahar, 22, was born in Aleppo, Syria. She and her family fled the country and went to Turkey. There, Sahar volunteered for Syrian and International organizations. She also worked in her father’s pharmacy, translating the customers and patients’ needs for him. Sahar dreamed of studying Environmental Engineering after one of her friends passed away because of the unhealthy environmental conditions Syrian [...]

Eva Gorgy, Egypt Biology York University, Canada Year of Graduation: 2021 A dedicated student with an exemplary academic record, Eva Ibrahim Gorgy is a Daughters for Life (DFL) Scholar selected under our 2017 scholarship program. Eva was a top performing student from Egypt’s Maadi STEM School for Girls, that prepares young girls to become leaders and innovators in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Her teachers describe 20-year [...]

Maria Shehata, Egypt Marine Biology New College of Florida, USA Year of Graduation: 2021 Our 2017 Daughters for Life scholar, Maria Shehata is a go-getter in the truest sense. An athlete and a science talent, there is nothing this 19-year old can’t do. Her outstanding academic record won her a place at Egypt’s STEM School from where she graduated with a GPA of 4 out of 4. Her single-minded focus [...]