In regions troubled with violence, teachers can transform feelings of anger and hatred into love and joy, but need government support, Hanan Al-Hroub, recipient of the Global Teacher Prize Award in 2016, told delegates during Day 1 of the 2017 World Government Summit.

In regions troubled with violence, teachers can transform feelings of anger and hatred into love and joy, but need government support, Hanan Al-Hroub, recipient of the Global Teacher Prize Award in 2016, told delegates during Day 1 of the 2017 World Government Summit.

“As teachers in Palestine, we have to pull children out of trauma," she said. "We can do it without the need for expensive tools, but as an actor [or] a clown, instilling feelings of hope and safety, tolerance and morals to transform them into confident human beings."

She added: “It’s a social responsibility to define the quality of future generations and we need the governments to adopt ‘play and learn’ as a policy.”