Source: Save The Children
More than twelve years of destructive conflict in Syria has hit those who are least responsible the hardest – the nation’s children. Half of Syria’s children have grown up knowing nothing but conflict and displacement, facing fear and uncertainty.
The earthquakes that struck the Türkiye-Syria border, along the North West of the country in February this year, were yet another devastating blow for families.
Save the Children and our Syrian NGO partners have worked with children in North East and North West Syria to capture their environment and take photos that would allow them to show the rest of the world their reality and share their hopes and dreams for the future.
The images contrast neighbourhoods shattered by the earthquake in Idlib with those destroyed in the conflict in Raqqa. They highlight the devastated infrastructure surrounding children across Syria today. In both contexts, children’s hopes and dreams share a common thread – the possibility to imagine a life without destruction and a future with an opportunity beyond conflict.
Scroll to view the child-led photography exhibition.
This series was curated for the Brussels VII Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region.
Note: All text written in italics are direct quotes from children.
*Names have been changed to protect identity.
