HSBC/British Council Mandarin Competition by Dave Vickers
At the HSBC and British Council Mandarin speaking competition final at the British Museum, Susana Galvan reflects on the opportunities that learning a language offers and how it can sometimes change the course of your life.
Photo: Damascus by Jan Smith, Creative Commons, Flickr
After having to leave Libya for Syria during the turmoil of 2011, Intissar Rajabany reflects on her experiences, the support she had from British Council colleagues and how it felt not knowing if, or when, she would be able to return home.
Lubna Punjwani training the teachers in Karachi
Sharmeen Peshimam from British Council Pakistan discovers that, in some areas, nothing comes close to working with people face-to-face when building cultural relations.
Active Citizens in Pakistan. Photo Courtesy of Srosh Anwar.
Younus Khan, a participant in recent Active Citizens training in Pakistan, blogs about a course which confounded all his expectations.
Remote learning
Yasmeen El Khoudary, a student in the Palestinian Territories, finds that technology provides a valuable window to the world of literature.
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