Ahmed Bader: Between Market Stalls and Emergency Wards
His Story
Ahmed Rafat Mahmoud Bader is a fourth-year medical student at the Islamic University of Gaza. His childhood ambition to become a doctor grew alongside his involvement in youth initiatives and community activities.
During the war, Ahmed began learning wound-care skills with help from his sisters. As doctors were displaced south, the emergency department director entrusted him with coordinating student volunteers. He helped care for hundreds of patients and supported fellow students in developing their skills.
Ahmed later established a student volunteer team to help address the loss of practical medical education. The team arranged learning opportunities with visiting doctors and organized awareness campaigns in camps and hospitals on diabetes, breast cancer and infection prevention.
After his father was injured, Ahmed also took on greater responsibility for supporting his family, working at market stalls to help meet their needs. Despite these pressures, he achieved strong results when in-person examinations resumed.
The Impact of the Scholarship
The Samir Scholarship covers Ahmed’s tuition until graduation, easing the uncertainty that had left him worrying about accumulated fees and the cost of each coming semester.
This sustained support gives him greater room to focus on his education while continuing the work he has already begun: supporting fellow students, promoting health awareness and contributing to patient care.
“Since childhood, I have dreamed of becoming a doctor who leaves a positive mark on the lives of those around me.”
– Ahmed Rafat Mahmoud Bader