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Hello everyone. I am Uğur Gallenkuş, an Istanbul-based digital artist. I create collages juxtaposing two images including the work of some of today’s most intrepid photojournalists.

By contrasting images of different realities, I aim to show a range of intensely relevant issues affecting today’s children: from war to poverty, hunger, child trafficking, child labor, child soldiers, immigration, healthcare, and education. Violation of basic children's rights compelled me to publish this book that shows two sides of humanity that we have collectively created.

One question we all at some point ask, especially when we understand what it means to be a parent, is this: What legacy are we leaving the children of the world?

The book takes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children, enforced since 1990, as its foundation, aiming through these 50 collages to convey the essential rights each child should have, regardless of their circumstances or geography. Each collage represents one of the U.N.-determined rights of children and is accompanied by statistics indicating the pressing realities putting children in danger worldwide.

With this book, I hope to inspire a shift in the consciousness of adults, inviting us all to leave our greed and egos behind and make the world a better place for today’s children.

This book is dedicated to all children in the world: poor or rich, in developed countries or undeveloped countries, educated or uneducated, hungry or obese, or dead or living.

This book is a CALL TO ACTION!

More info: Instagram | Facebook | ugurgallenkus.com

#1

Profession Before Education

Profession Before Education

This is Shaila, a 15-year-old sex worker. Due to her stepmother's torture, she ran away from home and tried to go to her aunt's in Dhaka, Bangladesh. "Somehow I managed to get a seat on a bus which was going to Dhaka. There was too much traffic, so my bus was stuck in one place for hours. It was getting darker and I did not know what to do. When I got off the bus, it was midnight, 12 am. I was so afraid that I asked every single female passenger to give me a shelter for one night. I was crying and did not know what to do. No one believed me. If on that day, someone would have given me a shelter for just one night, my life would not have fallen into hell," she said. During the journey, she was kidnapped by a group and she found herself in a brothel.
Editorial Photo: GMB Akash

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Midget
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is horrifying, especially because this stuff happens daily. No child or adult should ever go through this.

Gehtdich Nixan
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5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shaila is not a "sex worker", Shaila is a victim of sex trafficking and a forced child prostitute.

Kingsley Erics
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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    #2

    Bathing At War, Bathing At Peace

    Bathing At War, Bathing At Peace

    Salem Saoody, 30, is bathing his daughter Layan (L) and his niece Shaymaa 5 (R) in the only remaining piece from their damaged house, which is the bathtub, after the Israeli airstrike. 2015, Gaza.
    Editorial Photo: Wissam Nassar

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    bastillee
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The juxtaposition of all these photos is haunting. These are the conditions that should outrage the world.

    Smitten Kitten
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No words for this, apart from words that will get me banned from BP.

    Aski Markup
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sickening that apartheid is still happening in this day and age.

    Nony lo
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if there wat an Apartheid u doesnt saw a lot of Palestinian at israelian hospitals.

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    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Picture of war zone is terrible but the picture on the right does NOT reflect the reality of most westerners! My bathroom sure doesn't look like it belongs in a rich person's home or a luxury hotel!

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    #3

    I See You

    I See You

    A Rohingya refugee girl looks next to newly arrived refugees who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in Ukhiya on September 6, 2017. With children making up around 60 percent of the Rohingya that have fled into Bangladesh, many below 18 years old arrived into the makeshift tents highly traumatized after seeing family members killed and homes set on fire.
    Editorial Photo: K.M. Asad

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    Midget
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My god... I'm gonna pray for them. Even if it was 3 years ago, Im praying for them.

    Zophra
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here is the donation site through the UN https://donate.unhcr.org/int/rohingya/~my-donation I think they would appreciate financial help over prayers.

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    boop boop
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at the difference of the looks in their eyes. The innocence and happiness of the kid on the left, and the grief and sadness of the kid on the right..

    Melissa Wong
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see much happiness on the left either to be honest.

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    Cynthia Humphreys
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is too much suffering in the world. Bless these precious children.

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    #4

    Children Are Children First - Seesaw

    Children Are Children First - Seesaw

    A Syrian boy sits on a destroyed tank in the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on March 27, 2015.
    Editorial Photo: Yasin Akgül

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    Terry Jiang
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is proud of destroying the tank

    Levi
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m not saying this is good but he looks happy

    #5

    Tin Soldier

    Tin Soldier

    Newly released child soldiers wait in a line for their registration during the release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan, on February 7, 2018. More than 300 child soldiers, including 87 girls, have been released in South Sudan's war-torn region of Yambio under a program to help reintegrate them into society, the UN said on Februar y 7, 2018.
    Editorial Photo: Stefanie Glinski

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    Sabse
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me so sick! I do not even want to know what these poor little eyes have to see.

    Nunya Bus
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See? What about what they were instructed to do to others?

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    Cynthia Humphreys
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We sit in our comfortable houses and worry about unimportant things while atrocities such as this occur. Makes me feel ashamed.

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those children are not choosing to be child soldiers... blame the rebel and government forces who 'recruit' these young ones.

    Rainy Day Wolf
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recommend the movie Johnny Mad Dog 2008 directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire for a glimpse of the child soldiers' life

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    #6

    School-Bound

    School-Bound

    A Syrian schoolgirl crossing through a damaged wall outside her school in the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on March 25, 2015. Islamic State (ISIS) fighters were driven out of Kobane on January 26 by Kurdish and allied forces.
    Editorial Photo: Yasin Akgül

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    Midget
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    those poor kids...... This is the reason why I plan to go to places like this and adopt kids in need of a home....

    Midget
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course, Once I'm legally able to.

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    #7

    Lunch Break

    Lunch Break

    Two child laborers eating their lunch during a break at the factory where they work. Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    Editorial Photo: GMB Akash

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    Midget
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's heartbreaking how much we take for granted, meanwhile there are kids starving and dying....

    Haris Segetalo
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kid on the right is more than probably wearing clothes that kids on the left made...

    Maria Ribaulo
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many children with barely enough food to live. In the US, our children get sick from too much food.

    JinxBox
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's heartbreaking how Americans consider a hamburger "lunch", poor obese children...

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A plain bun is somethin I eat when I have nothing proper to eat at home because I was to lazy to go shopping for groceries...

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, the kid on the right looks like he's from an affluent home... we have children going hungry in the UK too and they live in much more humble accommodation! (Does not take away from the miserable lives of the exploited children who have to work in deplorable conditions so we in the west can have the things we don't actually need).

    Lilly H-Barker
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely heartbreaking. We try to donate when we can. But where are the ultra rich in this comparison? The ones with several houses and cars and millions of dollars. (This sweet little boy holding the burger is adorable and innocent, he shouldn’t be exploited, no child should be, ever.) 💔

    #8

    Wounded Girl With A Pearl Earring

    Wounded Girl With A Pearl Earring

    A wounded Syrian girl receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in Kafr Batna following bombardments on the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 21, 2018.
    Editorial Photo: Ammar Suleiman

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    David K
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is art taken to another level

    Sabse
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you don't even see the pain in the soul.

    #9

    Earning Play

    Earning Play

    Children at a brick factory in Fatullah near Dakka in Bangladesh. For every thousand bricks they carry, they earn the equivalent of 0.9 USD.
    Editorial Photo: GMB Akash

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    Midget
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is... I don't think there is any other word for it. This is hell.

    GeoSushi
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    .................I am in tears.......

    Vivi
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The world is so cruel, hell is here.

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    #10

    Peaceful Sleep

    Peaceful Sleep

    A father with his child in the intensive care unit of the district hospital in Mora, Far North Region, Cameroon. The diseases most prevalent among African children are malaria, diarrhea, and malnutrition. February 20, 2019.
    Editorial Photo: Pierre-Yves Bernard/MSF

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    Wolfstar
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I—I don't know what to say...

    soni w
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No words. Actions. Less judgement when people flee places like these. A world without borders. Imagine that. ❤️

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    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can send foreign aid to these places along with health professionals to help but ultimately, it is the governments of these places that need to sort themselves. Not all African countries are rife with corruption, but often it is the populace that suffers when leaders fail to look after them.

    Anxious-lesbian-disaster
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This- this is horrible, no family should have to suffer like this

    k1ddkanuck
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This brought tears to my eyes.

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We should really learn to appreciate what we have again.

    #11

    Children Are Children First - Swings

    Children Are Children First - Swings

    A Syrian boy plays on a swing in a destroyed building in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, as Muslims celebrate the third day of the Eid al-Adha holiday on September 3, 2017.
    Editorial Photo: Amer Almohibany

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    Clara Knaub
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I realize how much we all take for granted. Even the swings at amusement parks.

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And yet, the poor child in the war-torn country finds a small opportunity to be a child and smile... The spoilt children in the west don't know how good they have it! Even on sunny days (before the COVID-19 outbreak) there were/are very few children taking advantage of play structures etc. that we, the tax payers have provided for them.

    #12

    A Rohingya Refugee Mother And Child

    A Rohingya Refugee Mother And Child

    A Rohingya refugee mother and child's exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh. According to the UNHCR, more than 720,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar to cross the border and reach Bangladesh.
    Editorial Photo: K.M. Asad

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    Aski Markup
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pain in her face, when will we realise that every time we hurt either, we destroy a part of ourselves.

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People are the ones doing horrible things to each other... not GOD (whether you believe in one or not).

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    #13

    Children Are Children First - Skiing

    Children Are Children First - Skiing

    Children bear the brutal cost of endless war. As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb—a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. Not realizing what it was or the dangers it posed, the curious kids picked up the device and took it to show to an aunt. And then it exploded. Three children and the older relative were killed, and the remaining seven lost at least one limb each.
    Editorial Photo: Noorullah Shirzada

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    Vlatko Šagud
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born during the Yugoslavian wars. In school, we've had experts come and teach us how to recognize bombs, mines and explosive devices and showed us pictures, making sure to tell us what to do in case we see one so the above case won't happen. If it weren't for that education i might've been one of these children. Makes me really sad they didn't have the proper education to recognize the dangers, for no fault of their own.

    soni w
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To have to learn this. Oh, I cry for you, I'm so sorry. The whole thing makes me sad. Blessed be your life Vlatko 🙏✌️

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    GeoSushi
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not that every western child goes on skiing holidays... but children should have the opportunity to play in peace wherever they are.

    Jungkook Hbdhgs
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    5 years ago

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    This is discrimination

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    #14

    Red Lipstick, Ocean Eyes

    Red Lipstick, Ocean Eyes

    She is Rosina. She is a 14-year-old sex worker in Bangladesh.
    Editorial Photo: GMB Akash

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    Aski Markup
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is heartbreaking. Why are we humans so lacking in humanity? I see more empathy from animals than actual humans.

    COcO BAMa
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes your right who would hurt this girl and sell her .. she needs to at school learning to be something greater than what their doing to her

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    Kat Kelley
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    14-year-olds can't be "sex workers". 14-year-olds are trafficked.

    Gehtdich Nixan
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop calling forced child prostitutes "sex workers", wtf?

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sex Worker? No 14 year old is a sex worker! She is the victim of a child trafficker!

    Palo Sulek
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is of course the matter of damned poverty in many places of the world BUT... someone consume these "services" from children ! what the hell are these people ? No excuse for them ... I see a huge problem at this point

    Rainy Day Wolf
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    exactly, while there's demand someone will traffic these kids to be raped

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    #15

    Crossing The Red Sea

    Crossing The Red Sea

    A Rohingya refugee woman holds her son, seen after arriving with a boat to the nearest beach to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Shah Porir Dip Island Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017.
    Editorial Photo: KM Asad

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    boop boop
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    these are so powerful oh my god

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And yet celebrities who have never accomplished anything useful in their lives fill the entertainment tabloids...

    #16

    Best Friends

    Best Friends

    Noha Abu Mesleh, 5 years old, is seen inside of her home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.
    Editorial Photo: Wissam Nassar

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    David K
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one really brings tears to my eyes

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish Noha could have a better life in a place where there is relative safety and she and her kin could live in better comfort.

    #17

    Not All Heroes Wear Medals

    Not All Heroes Wear Medals

    Syrian men carrying babies make their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported airstrike on the rebel-held Salihin neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on September 11, 2016.
    Editorial Photo: Ameer Alhalbi

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    Cami
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will eternally respect them for it

    Sabse
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, now I am crying....

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    #18

    Waiting For A Chance

    Waiting For A Chance

    Palestinian children waiting to fill jerrycans and bottles with drinking water from public taps at the Dair Al Balah refugee camp in central Gaza Strip in 2014.
    Editorial Photo: Wissam Nassar

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    boop boop
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the other picture looks photoshopped-

    #19

    Until Every Girl Goes To School

    Until Every Girl Goes To School

    Pakistani girls attend a school attacked twice by the Taliban. Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 2013.
    Editorial Photo: Diego Ibarra Sanchez

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    Vivi
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats too horrible for words.😢

    COcO BAMa
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes it is these girls look so smart and need to get opinutties as any other person

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    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And oppressors, in whichever guise, do not want people to have power.

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    Clara Knaub
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hopefully Malala knows about this.

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People in my class used to complain because of stains in their tables in class...while these girls are sitting on the ground.

    #20

    Love And War

    Love And War

    An orphaned boy walks past a wall with drawings depicting rocket-propelled grenade launchers in Bol, Chad, on October 13, 2018.
    Editorial Photo: Marco Gualazzini

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    COcO BAMa
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    draw what you see on a different level :0 :(

    Patrick O'Harris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Children/teenagers here find weapons fascinating. I guess that boy would prefer not to know any of them.

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    #21

    Children Are Children First - Balloons

    Children Are Children First - Balloons

    Syrian children run with balloons past heavily damaged buildings in the neighbourhood of Jobar on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on April 9, 2016.
    Editorial Photo: Amer Almohibany

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    Terry Jiang
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thi sone is the most cheerful one by far

    lynell ingram
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All are stunning and heartbreaking. A glimmer of hope in this juxtaposition.

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It amazes me that children in war torn countries can still find moments of joy... I wish so much better for all of them (Peace and security along with safe shelter, enough food, medicines and a chance to go to school).

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    #22

    Duality View

    Duality View

    A refugee girl observes the sunset at Dibaga Refugee Camp. Iraqis caught in Islamic State crossfire flee to refugee camps near Mosul. The conflict has left behind deep scars in the psyche of children and it has reversed more than two decades of expansion of access to education. August, Iraq, 2016.
    Editorial Photo: Diego Ibarra Sanchez

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    GeoSushi
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't handle this...It is too sad! I want to do something about it...

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    #23

    Salvation

    Salvation

    A child with dengue fever holds a doctor's hand in Jalozai, Pakistan, 2012.
    Editorial Photo: Diego Ibarra Sanchez

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    COcO BAMa
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh god .. I pray for people that this happens to

    Zophra
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they need financial help more. https://donate.unhcr.org/

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    #24

    Born Fighter

    Born Fighter

    In Hajjah City in Yemen, MSF (Doctors Without Borders) has been supporting the maternity ward since August 2015. This newborn already has a big story behind him: his mother, Asima, 21 years old, suffered from eclampsia from her fifth month of pregnancy. In her eighth month, she had severe headaches and swelling in her limbs. The doctors had to perform a cesarean to save her life and that of her baby. August 13, 2018.
    Editorial Photo: Mohammed Almahdi/MSF

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    Anne Morris
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doctors Without Borders is the best! I worked for a doc who retired and joined. They are so dedicated. ❤️

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    #25

    Kanyaruchinya refugee camp in Goma in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 20, 2012.
    Editorial Photo: Marco Gualazzini

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    Leaf
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How can they not intervene when they witness such atrocities? I think if people see this footage they'll say, "oh my God that's horrible," and then go on eating their dinners.

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    #26

    Labor Of Love

    Labor Of Love

    The hands of a Bangladeshi child laborer working in heavy industry.
    Editorial Photo: KM Asad

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    #27

    Dedication

    Dedication

    In 2014, MSF (Doctors Without Borders) assisted the JDJ Memorial Hospital in Monrovia with maternal and pediatric care under consideration of the Ebola outbreak. In 2015, MSF opened a Barnesville Junction Hospital in Monrovia to address gaps in pediatric care during the Ebola epidemic. The 92-bed hospital continues to provide specialized care for children coming from a large impoverished urban area with conditions such as malaria and severe acute malnutrition. It also serves as a training site for Liberian nurses, medical interns, and nurse anesthetists. February 4, 2015.
    Editorial Photo: Yann Libessart/MSF

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    Clara Knaub
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The opportunity that we have is unreal compared to these people. 😢

    #28

    Food For Thought

    Food For Thought

    Rohingya refugee children waiting for food at Hakimpara refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar.
    Editorial Photo: K.M. Asad

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they should have shown children at school in a lunch queue for comparison. I'll bet you (whatever imaginary amount of money) that none of those Rohingya children would leave food on their plates!

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    Billowing Smoke, Bursting Bubbles

    Billowing Smoke, Bursting Bubbles

    Smoke rises from the rebel-controlled district of Jobar in eastern Damascus following the airstrikes of Syrian regime forces on April 2, 2015.
    Editorial Photo: Ammar Sulaiman

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