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Life through the eyes of a refugee: 500 children in Lebanon given cameras to document their plight | Life through the eyes of a refugee: 500 children in Lebanon given cameras to document their plight |
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Photographs taken by Syrian children in Lebanon have provided a remarkable insight into the country's refugee crisis. | Photographs taken by Syrian children in Lebanon have provided a remarkable insight into the country's refugee crisis. |
A total of 500 children aged between seven and 12 years old, displaced from Syria and living as refugees in Lebanon, were given disposable cameras to document their lives. | A total of 500 children aged between seven and 12 years old, displaced from Syria and living as refugees in Lebanon, were given disposable cameras to document their lives. |
The non-governmental organisation Zakira, or “memory” in Arabic, visited 63 locations across Lebanon between October 2013 and July 2014, giving the children in each area basic photographic skills and camera training. | |
The project, named “Lahza 2” and supported by Unicef, aimed to offer the children a form of "psychological support and catharsis through artistic expression". | The project, named “Lahza 2” and supported by Unicef, aimed to offer the children a form of "psychological support and catharsis through artistic expression". |
“These photographs give us the extraordinary opportunity to see the lives of displaced children from the child’s view point,” said Unicef’s Representative Annamria Laurini. | |
“We should see through the eyes of refugee children how they see their lives, their troubles and their aspirations.” | “We should see through the eyes of refugee children how they see their lives, their troubles and their aspirations.” |
“The images speak for themselves,” said Ramzi Haidar, founder of Zakira. ”Children have a genuine way of seeing the world, and that is why these photographs are so moving”. | |
As Syria reaches its fourth year of conflict, over 1,160,000 refugees have sought shelter in Lebanon, making it the country with the largest refugee population per capita in the world. | As Syria reaches its fourth year of conflict, over 1,160,000 refugees have sought shelter in Lebanon, making it the country with the largest refugee population per capita in the world. |
Nearly 620,000 of the displaced people in Lebanon are children. | Nearly 620,000 of the displaced people in Lebanon are children. |
Lebanon, a small country which had a population of just four million before the war broke in March 2011 in neighbouring Syria, has been overcome by its refugee crisis. | Lebanon, a small country which had a population of just four million before the war broke in March 2011 in neighbouring Syria, has been overcome by its refugee crisis. |
The government has not to set up formal camps like those in Turkey and Jordan, which provide refugees with plumbing, drinkable water, weather-proof shelters and regular electricity. | |
Rather, refugees are spread out in poor, rural neighbourhoods throughout the country dependent on handouts from aid organisations. | Rather, refugees are spread out in poor, rural neighbourhoods throughout the country dependent on handouts from aid organisations. |
The World Food Programme announced this summer that a lack of funding had forced it to cut the value of its food vouchers for Syrian refugees in Lebanon in half, to £9 a month. | |
Only 30 per cent of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are able to go to school. | Only 30 per cent of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are able to go to school. |
The UN Refugee Agency said that Syrian refugees and the Lebanese in local communities most affected by the influx are “becoming increasingly vulnerable, despite the large-scale inter-agency response to date.” | |
“An effective display of international solidarity and support is vital for Lebanon," the agency added. | “An effective display of international solidarity and support is vital for Lebanon," the agency added. |
"Failing this, the country's capacity to respond and withstand the Syria crisis will be severely tested.” | "Failing this, the country's capacity to respond and withstand the Syria crisis will be severely tested.” |
To help Unicef, you can visit this website. | To help Unicef, you can visit this website. |
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