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Julie Franck holds a doctorate in psychology and is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. She teaches and conducts research on cognitive processes related to language in children and adults at the Laboratory of Experimental Psycholinguistics and Speech Therapy. Since 2017, she has developed a range of research, teaching and civic engagement programmes at the university in relation to Geneva's migrant population. She spent time in Gaza in 2018, and is the founder of the Geneva-based associations Yaffa and Alama.

Khloud Daoud holds a bachelor's degree in English language and literature with a specialisation in teaching methods from the Al-Quds Open University in Gaza. Before 7 October 2023, she taught English at the Riyadh Centre and in various schools, on a daily basis. After fleeing her home in Gaza City and taking refuge in various places, she returned to live in the bombed-out house where her grandfather died. This project represents her determination to give a voice to young Palestinians, and to highlight their resilience and hope for a better future.

Ahmed Alazbat is a social worker and graduate of the University College of Applied Sciences in Gaza. He left Gaza in 2016, and currently lives and works in Switzerland. He has several years' experience of social work in Gaza with national and international organisations. During the 2008, 2011 and 2014 wars, his work involved training specialists in psychosocial work in war situations and providing psychological consultations to families affected by the war. In 2013, he founded the Sama Jafra centre, where art and culture are at the heart of psychosocial work. He is the founder of the association Yaffa.

Pauline Berger, born in Aix-en-Provence, is a French-Swiss freelance illustrator, comic book author and graphic designer who has lived in Valais for over 15 years. After studying Restoration and Conservation of Works of Art in Paris and Lyon, she moved to Switzerland. Involved in the cultural life of the canton of Valais and an activist with the Collectif féministe valaisan, she organises artistic events and collective exhibitions in the canton.