In this episode, Embrace CEO Tim Livesey speaks to Hiba Al-Jamal, the Director of the SKILD Centre in Lebanon, an Embrace partner and specialist centre that provides individualised support for children with additional needs.

Above: Hiba Al-Jamal

Hiba was born in Lebanon in 1975, the same year that the civil war began. She describes a childhood full of fear and insecurity, but how in the midst of that her mother helped her to dream big, with a strong emphasis on education.

Hiba shares her unexpected journey to becoming a teacher and how she developed a big passion for working with children with additional learning needs. She describes the pioneering work of the SKILD Centre in Lebanon - and its mission to help children with additional needs to meet their potential and be valued in society.

Listen in to learn more about the Lebanon of today and times past - and be inspired by Hiba’s desire to make positive changes.

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