Book contents
- Advance Praise for 25 Million Sparks
- 25 Million Sparks
- 25 Million Sparks
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author’s Note
- Chapter 1 Angels of Za’atari
- Part I Darkness
- Part II Spark
- Chapter 5 New Beginnings
- Chapter 6 Khatwa, Khatwa
- Chapter 7 Balloons
- Chapter 8 Extreme Entrepreneurs
- Part III Revival
- Part IV Hope
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
Chapter 5 - New Beginnings
from Part II - Spark
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 May 2022
- Advance Praise for 25 Million Sparks
- 25 Million Sparks
- 25 Million Sparks
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author’s Note
- Chapter 1 Angels of Za’atari
- Part I Darkness
- Part II Spark
- Chapter 5 New Beginnings
- Chapter 6 Khatwa, Khatwa
- Chapter 7 Balloons
- Chapter 8 Extreme Entrepreneurs
- Part III Revival
- Part IV Hope
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author
Summary
Chapter 5 describes the moments that the three Za'atari entrepreneurs push beyond their darkness to find their ideas – each tapping into their childhood passions through different catalyzing events. Yasmina helps prepare her cousin for her wedding in Za'atari, receives rave reviews, and sees her passion rekindled. Determining that she needed to help support her children, she makes the monumental decision to sell her rings, necklace, and bracelet for startup capital. She plans for the launch of a salon and wedding dress store from her home trailer. After her son’s death, Asma resolves to treat the children in Za'atari as if they are her own. Much to her joy, she attends a teacher training program sponsored by an NGO and comes home with educational books that she can use in preparing her storytelling initiative. Art continues to be Malak’s light during her transition to Za'atari, especially as she begins to share her art outside of her trailer. With the encouragement of a Za'atari art teacher, her sister Hoda, her father, and her best friend Treza, she decides to launch an art studio from her home trailer. Treza would manage it, and they would seek to share Malak's art widely.
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- 25 Million SparksThe Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs, pp. 51 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022