Syrian children were asked to draw their fears for the future and the results are heartbreaking

Syrian children were asked to draw their fears for the future and the results are heartbreaking

More than 5.6 million children are currently in need of aid
inside Syria, and an estimated 2 million more have fled the country
since the civil war began in 2011.


Aid agency Cafod supports psychosocial projects with children within
Syria - as well as in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey - to help them come to
terms with the harrowing experiences they've been through.


Part of that rehabilitation process, Cafod explained to i100.co.uk involves children drawing pictures, playing games or making puppets to help them express their feelings.


At one project in Damascus, run by Caritas Syria, children have been drawing their fears for the future.


The results - featuring soldiers, tanks, missiles, weapons, and
security centres - are heartbreaking, and help to demonstrate why so
many are trying to seek a better life elsewhere.