Children's Stories of Resilience
Children's stories of resilience
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Ali (12) Is Grasping His Chance to Learn
The 12-year civil war inside Syria has forced some 2.5 million children to escape to neighbouring countries as refugees. Over a third of them have no access to education - impacting their academic and emotional development. Ali (12) can access learning opportunities - and is taking his chance with both hands...
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For Mado (8) from DR Congo, Music and Play Have Been Her Saviour
When rebels invaded the city of Goma, taking her father hostage, Mado's world turned upside down. In our safe space across the border in Uganda, she is using music and play to overcome her nightmares and, slowly but surely, dream again.
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Dmitry (7) Is Finding His Voice Again
Dmitry is playing outside at his home in Ukraine when he is startled by loud bangs. His city is being attacked by missiles, he learns later. He also learns later how the sounds of war can have a lasting effect on your mental health - even your ability to speak. Yet, slowly but surely he is finding his voice again. This is his story.
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Natalya (7) is Overcoming the War in Her Mind
It’s 5.30am on the 24 February 2022. The alarm goes off. Quickly Natalya realizes it’s not her usual alarm clock - it’s coming from outside; filling the streets of Chernihiv with an undulating howling. Two years later, she still fears the sound of air raid sirens but is finding ways to escape the war in reality and in her mind.
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Alex (7) is Building a Paper Army To Defend His People From Attack
Teacher, actor, doctor, astronaut - what does Alex want to be when he grows up? “I want to be a soldier”, he says. “Then, we can win our land back.”
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Nyagoa (11) is Finding Respite in Play After Fleeing Sudan’s Violence
Nyagoa is finding solace in the simple joy of playing Ludo at a transit centre in Malakal, South Sudan. This respite comes after a harrowing journey back to South Sudan from Khartoum where she had been living for 10 years as a refugee.
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Farah (12) Stays Strong After the Syria Earthquake
The brutal armed conflict inside Syria’s borders has raged for over 12 years - separating families and bringing immense humanitarian need in its wake. The situation deteriorated further in 2023 following a series of earthquakes in the country’s north-west. Yet even in this barely imaginable situation children remain resilient - children like Farah.
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War + a 7.9M Earthquake - Akram (12) is a Survivor
When 12-year-old Akram lost his sister in a rocket attack in northwest Syria, he thought he would never feel the same pain again. “But what happened in the earthquake and what’s happened since; it is much more difficult”, he says. This is Akram’s story.
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