The children of their Age had no normal Childhood

I met these children when i was walking around in Alqosh to take some pictures of the setting sun. From far they saw me and shouted "Picture! Picture!", so i went towards them and took some pictures.

I don´t know their names. And i don´t know, if they are from Alqosh or if they are IDPs, diesplaced from the nearby christian villages of the Nineva plains.

But what i know, ist that they all had noch normal childhood, as two years ago, when ISIS entered and overran the Nineva plains they all experienced traumatizing things.

All the people of the Nineva plains fled in a hurry during that days. Many fled to Alqosh and from there - together with Alqosh´s people up into the mountais to find refuge.

These children - and so many other children in the Middle East - need help. They need to experience trustable security and stable conditions. 

To build this, a lot of help and support from outside is necessary, as all the people of the Nineva plains are more or less traumatized. They don´t trust anyone any more. So they deserve help...

I can only help by spreading pictures and talk about what happened and what is the need. I know my abilities are just like a small drop of water on a hot stone...