Save the Children has recognised the growing needs of displaced Iraqi children like Madona. According to current estimates there is a astonishing 2.4 million people displaced, with 1.4 million in Syria, 750,000 in Jordan, and many more in Egypt and Lebanon.

Save the Children's international initiative "Rewrite the Future", has sprung into action in the region, ensuring these children affected by armed conflict do not miss out on an education. The strategy focuses on early childhood development, primary school and non-formal youth education.

Read on to hear Madona's story of a difficult journey and how Save the Children are making a difference to one little girl's life.