A short animation, produced by WeWorld and Factanza Media, to tell what it means to be a child in Syria today.
What does it mean to go to school for those who have grown up knowing only war and destruction?
What does school represent for children, but also for society as a whole, when the right to education is not guaranteed?
Discover it together with Amal, the protagonist of our animated short film made together with Factanza Media on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the beginning of the conflict in Syria, where we have been working since 2011 alongside children and young people, guaranteeing their right to a future, which also includes a safe and quality education.
The animation, characterised by predominantly black-and-white animation and colour elements with symbolic meaning, narrates the complexity of the Syrian crisis in a story accessible to all and dedicated to children and young people in Syria.
Years of civil war, massive population displacements, the ensuing deep economic and energy crises, and finally the earthquakes that struck northern Syria in February 2023 have led to a deep and protracted humanitarian crisis that is among the most complex worldwide.
The crisis has had and is having a dramatic impact on the quality of education and school facilities, which are currently inadequate or damaged, in addition to the fact that there is a shortage of teachers who have received the necessary training or who can bear the costs of transportation to schools.
In this extremely complex context, there are currently 2.45 million children who have forfeited their right to education, and 1 million who are at risk of doing so, thus being deprived of their basic rights, including the right to a future.
“Education is not only a fundamental right, but also an essential tool to build hope and a future and to restore dignity and strength. Through this animation, we wanted to tell not only about the daily difficulties faced by thousands of children and families, but also about the power of education and collaboration.” - said Dina Taddia, CEO of WeWorld – “We firmly believe that placing the right tools in people's hands can bring about a real possibility of redemption, an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty and build a more resilient community. Even in difficult contexts like the one we have described, it is possible to turn on the light of change and restore a vision of hope for the future, especially for the youngest”.
Through the WE-CARE project made possible thanks to the support of the European Union, we have set ourselves the goal of ensuring access to safe, inclusive and quality education services and safe water, hygiene and sanitation services in the most remote and underserved areas of the Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor and Ar-Raqqa governorates, rebuilding a system that can in turn rebuild the country. Over the past two years, the project has reached 10,405 children in need with education services.
Our intervention
We have been present in Syria since 2011, before the start of the crisis, with 3 offices: Damascus, Aleppo and Deir-ez-Zor, and since 2024 we have also been operating the in Ar-Raqqa governorate, providing access to safe, inclusive and quality education services, safe water, sanitation and hygiene services, and livelihood opportunities for the population.
In recent years, our main areas of intervention have shifted from urban to rural, particularly the most remote, isolated and unserved communities, and where the effects of the crisis and the destruction have been the greatest.
