From Zero to Hero: Creativity in Crisis

By The Hands Up Project

In a Gaza school now used as a shelter, teacher Sahar is leading a powerful initiative called From Zero to Hero. Three times a week, she gathers with displaced children to learn, play, and write — creating a safe, hopeful space in the middle of hardship.

These sessions are about more than education. They are about healing, expression, and resilience. Through storytelling, games, and creative writing, children are reminded that their voices still matter, even when everything around them feels uncertain.

💬 “This isn’t just a class,” Sahar says. “It’s a space to be heard, to laugh, and to remember their strength.”

From Zero to Hero is a testament to the power of creativity in crisis — and to the extraordinary work of teachers like Sahar, who help children grow hope in the most unlikely places.

💙 To Sahar, and to every child in the shelter school — you are already heroes.