[1/5] Majdi El-Tattar, a man with disability from Gaza trains children to swim as he became a high-in-demand swimming coach, in Gaza City August 5, 2023.
REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaGAZA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Majdi El-Tattar was just nine years old when he lost his leg in an accident.
Now he is an inspiration to aspiring swimmers in Gaza - as a qualified swimming coach who runs his own school.
"I developed my skills and that enabled me to start a swimming school," Tattar told Reuters as a few dozen of his students trained in the water.
Earlier this month, the U.S.-based Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) brought together 120 Gaza children who have upper and lower limb amputations, into a summer camp.
Persons:
Abu, Tattar, Gazans, Saed, Nidal Almughrabi, Angus MacSwan
Organizations:
REUTERS, Reuters, Palestinian Swimming Academy, International Committee, Assalama Charitable Society, Palestine Children's Relief, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Gaza City, Abu Mustafa GAZA, Israel, U.S