Pencil and watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2017. Trees and houses were destroyed.” Rawan Alrsheidat, 12 years old from Daraa, Syria, drawn at Hampden Park Public School, Sydney Australia. My family and lots of other people ran away. “I saw helicopters in the sky throwing bombs down on people. There was a park next to my house.” Ahmad Ogdah, 10 years old from Herbel, Syria, now living in Babydoll Al Salama (Gate of Peace) refugee camp on the Turkey-Syria border. “I remember the village I was born in and the car that would take the sheep and the water. Organisation: Settlement Services International.

It is safe and comfortable.” Hadialbaba, 11 years old, drawing down at Lost In Books, Fairfield, Sydney, Australia. “In Australia now I am safe, I have new friends and a happy school.” Hansen Alrsheidat, 10 years old from Daraa, Syria, drawn at Hampden Park Public School, Sydney Australia. Organisation: child is part of a psychological support programs through World Vision, and participates in activities within a Child Friendly Space. Pencil and watercolour on paper, 23 x 31.7 cm, 2017. “I drew when the plane was hitting and we were afraid.” Cedra Al Amarin, 11 years old from Daraa, Syria, now living in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. The mask was bound with huge runs and caught fire.” Abdelkarim, 11 years old, drawn at Hampden Park Public School, Sydney Australia. We ran into and behind houses so they wouldn’t see us. There were three floors and two of them went under. And this is when a bomb fell on my school.

I can see people from the other village, aeroplanes coming and bombing them.

My mum and dad turned up the air conditioning very loud so that I didn’t hear them.” Bashir Moukeel, 9 years old from Sham, Syria, drawn at Hampden Park Public School, Sydney Australia.

Child drawing of house