Children's Stories of Resilience
Children's stories of resilience
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Majed (8) in Gaza is Baking Bread for Survival
Eight-year-old Majed is calm and focused as he bakes bread in a makeshift tent in the south of the Gaza Strip. Despite growing up under blockade, repeatedly exposed to violence, nothing could have prepared him for this desperate existence.
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Roda (12) Has Many Dreams for the Future, but Her Biggest One of All Is Simple
A boxing champ, a footballer, a musician - despite narrowly surviving the first days of the Ukraine war, Roda is not short of dreams for the future. Yet, having spent the last nine months in a makeshift shelter, her biggest dream of all is simple: to go home.
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David (10) Is Finding His Place - As a TeamUp Leader
David was born in Rwanda. He fled with his family to Uganda to escape violence and persecution. When he arrived in Uganda, he was withdrawn and didn’t want to play with other children. Over time, he is beginning to process his experiences and is finding his place as a TeamUp leader.
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Nyagoa (11) is Seeking 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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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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