After her story was shared by HuffPost Canada, an anonymous donor came forward looking to help.
Aya’s schooling in Syria was cut off in Grade 4 when civil war broke out in 2011. After years of uncertainty, including fleeing to Lebanon, the now 18-year-old and her family made their way as refugees to Ottawa, where they settled into a new routine of school and Canadian life, in September 2019.
The kids have used borrowed laptops since moving to online schooling. But thanks to the new computers, they’ll be able to stay connected even after the loaner laptops are returned. The donor, who prefers to remain anonymous, say’s he’s worked from home for many years and knows how important it is to be connected, so he decided to “pay it forward.”
“I have no frame of reference for what that family has had to endure,” he told HuffPost in an email. “I wish it could do more, but I know how important it is for everyone to be connected these days for school, family and when looking for work.” The donor sent two laptops to the Abou Rshd family — one for Aya and one for the rest of the family to use.
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