Refugees in Indonesia tackle life in limbo through school

Cisarua, Indonesia

MAHBOOB Jafari had barely seen the inside of a classroom, let alone taught in one, before he arrived in Indonesia as a refugee fleeing persecution in Afghanistan.

The 19-year-old now teaches English at a pioneering school in the mountains south of Jakarta, where refugees from war-torn corners of the globe are banding together to educate their children.

Founded by refugees, for refugees, this unique initiative is giving these children a chance to go to school while they wait years for resettlement to a new country.

"Years ago, when I came to Indonesia, I could not imagine that one day I would study in …