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At barely twenty years old, a team of student university officers had the lives of Said Zaneen and his family on their shoulders – and they were going to do whatever they could to get them home.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Geography Postgraduate Research (PGR) student who was working in Sheffield, Said Zaneen, was on an academic leave of absence in Gaza when violence escalated on October 7 after the Hamas attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside his wife and two kids, Said was trapped – and the people who could help were 3,754km away, in the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier that year, Maria Jose Lourido Moreno and Lily Byrne were elected to the Sheffield Student\u2019s Union Officer Team as the Education officer and President respectively – and in October, they became aware of Said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a higher education conference, Maria was approached by the head of Student Support Services at the time, Andy Winters. He pulled her aside and alerted her of the situation – he asked if she\u2019s okay with sharing her details with Said so that they can remain in contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on it, Lily says: \u201cShe was told in such a \u2018well that\u2019s happening\u2019 kind of way, and obviously Maria – incredible human she is – instantly thought about how do we do it?, how do we help him?, and how do we help his family?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria shared the story with Lily and the (at the time) Sustainability and Welfare officer, Jo Campling, and the three began to work together on getting Said home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe took everything in turns,\u201d Maria said, \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of emotional and physical labour to recognise and know that \u2018oh s**t! These five people\u2019s lives are fully and completely in our hands, and we\u2019re all only 21.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is our full time job and now we have people\u2019s lives on our hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main thing was getting Said a visa, who relinquished his own when he began his leave. To do this, the team needed to prove: 1. Said had the income to support himself, 2. Said had the qualifications to be here, and 3. Said actually had an offer from the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting the offer was the easy part – it was proving his finances that posed the biggest hurdle. According to Maria, that factor had several problems in itself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says: \u201cHow do you get an untouched bank account in Gaza? How do you get \u00a39,200 in said account?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe only way we could find a way out of that situation was if the university admitted to financially sponsoring him through the Palestinian Scholarship – but that only applies to taught students, and he\u2019s a PGR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Palestinian Scholarship was set up in 2014, in part by both the SU Officer team at the time and Sheffield Student Action for Refugees. It covers the cost of tuition, accommodation in an en-suite room and a maintenance award of \u00a35,000 for Postgraduate taught students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trio continued to search for solutions, even getting in contact with former MP Paul Blomfield, who Lily says was \u2018very connected to students\u2019 and \u2018incredible at communicating to us about the logistics of what the government could do.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of the hardest parts of this entire ordeal was not knowing.\u201d Maria shares, \u201cThere were entire days where there wasn\u2019t any internet – where there was no communication. There was always a feeling of \u2018we\u2019re not going to make it! We won\u2019t do this in time for this family to come out alive!\u2019<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said communicated with the trio through his supervisor – it\u2019s a decision Lily says was taken as to not overwhelm him too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says: \u201cWhen somebody\u2019s going through that, the last thing you want is people contacting you. There was already PalSoc, who was great at having a support network across the UK. There were pro-bono lawyers and other specific support already directly communicating with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After months of working with MPs and discussion with the uni, a decision was made; the University of Sheffield would give the scholarship to Said and also cover his dependents. He  managed to get out of Gaza, and into Egypt and, eventually, alongside his family, made his way to the UK in March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maria Jose Lourido Moreno<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lily Byrne<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jo Campling<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Images from Sheffield SU<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Maria and Lily, it was one part of an already very full day, as it was the same night that Maria was re-elected as the Education Officer, and Lily stepped down as President. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lily recalls: \u201cI was sat in Endcliffe park and Maria called me, and told me that he had crossed the border. I just completely bawled my eyes out. It took me a good couple days not to cry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI specifically remember later, after my time as President was officially over, sitting in the SU and sat down opposite me was Said and his kids. I had told Maria this, and she asked me If I spoke to him, and I said no. The least I could do was to just see that he\u2019s here, with his family, safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria adds:  \u201cI was suddenly reminded of the impact that a few people can have, and the strength that comes with holding each other’s hands and saying \u2018we\u2019re getting through this, no matter what.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf there\u2019s anything that Student Union\u2019s are for, it\u2019s for things like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like Maria said, having the lives of a family being placed on people who were barely twenty is a big ask, but for all involved – it was no reason to give it up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For both women, it was their position as an elected member of the Officer Team that gave them the motivation they needed to support Said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs officers, it often feels like the weight of 30,000 people is on your shoulders,\u201d Maria shares, \u201cBut it\u2019s why I was elected. If my life is going to be worth anything, and if I\u2019m going to do anything with my life, It\u2019s to do something good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’ve been given the power and responsibility – it’s to use it for good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Maria and Lily have made the decision to not communicate with Said. It comes from not wanting to add to the pressure of a stressful situation, and a recognition that speaking with them  isn\u2019t \u2018his main priority.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Lily says that if she ever got the chance to say something to him, she would \u201cwish him the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She continued: \u201cI think I would send my condolences for everyone that he may have lost during that period, but it\u2019s something that I don\u2019t think you can escape or forget about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what kind of comfort my words could give, but I would just hope for him and his family and his kids and his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To go through such a heavy experience at such a young age definitely had an impact on everyone involved – with Maria even admitting that she isn\u2019t \u2018the same person she used to be.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through everything, what kept the trio afloat was the community that they had built for each other – Jo, Lily, and Maria all relied on each other for support, and were always available to take the weight off each other when needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve learned that you need people around you and community and support systems to help you do everything.\u201d Lily shares, \u201cHumans I think, by nature, are social beings. I think having people around you that can push you and keep you going is vital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, it wasn\u2019t about changing the world – it was about doing what they could with what they had. For the trio of Maria, Lily, and Jo- helping one family reach safety was reason enough to keep going. It\u2019s a reminder that sometimes the best way to solve an incredible problem is to come together and work together as a team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read Lily’s statement from when Said officially made it to the UK here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured image from Forge Press<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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