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Sep 2021
17m 29s

With Samar and Sonia, parents who decide...

LEA, LYNN, VIERA OBEID
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It is not an easy decision to send your child to study abroad. Especially during the economic crisis Lebanon is facing, when parents cannot be sure whether they would be able to support their kids financially. Listen to Sonia and Samar, mums, who decided to send their children abroad.

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