Rima's journey: Prosthetic gives Syrian new start after February earthquake

Azaz, Syria – With her smile as bright as ever, 15-year-old Rima Haj Hussein nervously walks into the Ataa Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Limb Centre for earthquake and war victims in Azaz, a town in northern Syria's Aleppo governorate. She recently celebrated passing her preparatory level exams, and her pride in pushing through after losing her leg in the massive earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria six months ago is apparent. "When the exam results were announced, I was especially happy that I fulfilled a part of my father's wish for me. He always encouraged me to continue my education," she said. Rima had spent two months in a hospital near the Turkish border, asking her surviving family where her father was.