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Tag: refugee

  • Day 19~ April 19th~ Congo

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    A small boy, on the run from Rwanda, pausing in a medical center in Goma, hiding behind the folds of a UNICEF tent, his life will never be the same again… While days before he was just a little boy, living in a village, part of a family, living a somewhat normal life, today he…

  • Day 7~ April 7th~ Congo

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    Another innocent face, another curious gaze, another little life that was forced to shift course because of tribal conflict. In a region that has seen the loss of over 5 million people to genocide, poverty and conflict related casualties, this boy could be considered one of the lucky ones. He will receive medication, food, shelter…

  • Day 6~ April 6th~ Congo

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    The first thing that gets sacrificed is the trust… With the innocence of children comes a great trust, the gift of expecting only the best of others towards them because they are not yet capable of processing hypocrisy. War changes the rule of the game. Suddenly children are worried, untrusting, distressed, hungry, and filled with…

  • Day 5~ April 5th~ Congo

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    The face of exhaustion… Images can tell stories so much better than words. When I look back at an image like this of a refugee child, I feel so much more than what can be put into words. So I will leave the words to you this time, to form your own.  

  • Day 3~ April 3rd~ Congo

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    Each time I hear parents trying to convince their children in our western world to eat more, to drink more milk, to eat just another bite; my mind goes back to the children I met in Congo. A glass of milk can have the power to transform a desperate little face into a bright smiling…

  • Day 2~ April 2nd~ Congo

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    “The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed more than five million lives – making it the planet’s deadliest conflict since World War II. But despite the horrific levels of sexual violence and millions of people displaced from their homes and schools, it remains Africa’s forgotten war and rarely makes the headlines of…

  • Day 1~ April 1st~ Congo

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    At  times when I hear myself grumble about my coffee not being the right taste or temperature, my mind goes back to this smiling girl and to her story… After months of living in terror, running from prosecution by militias, escaping bullets, rape, sickness and capture, this Rwandan child arrived in a UNICEF supported medical clinic in…