‘I heard the bomb so I took my rabbit, and my brother took me to hide in the toilet.’ Drawn at Hampden Park Public School,Sydney, Australia
Photo: Lana Alnajar, 6 years old From Al-Bab, Syria
'Home' is collection of drawings by Syrian children, curated by prize winning Australian artist Ben Quilty.
The drawings are simple but honest accounts of a brutal civil war from the perspective of children, as young as 6 years old. Proceeds from the sale of 'Home' will directly support World Vision's Child Friendly Spaces, early childhood and basic education projects in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
Around half of the 5.6 million Syrians who've fled their country as refugees since 2011, are children.
Ben Quilty joins Lynn Freeman from Sydney
‘I drew my happy family. Suddenly the planes bombed us, we were scared, we cried.’ Omar Khalaf, 9 years old. From Hama, Syria. Now living in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon.
‘I heard the bomb so I took my rabbit, and my brother took me to hide in the toilet.’
Lana Alnajar, 6 years old. From Al-Bab, Syria. Drawn at Hampden Park Public School, Sydney, Australia
‘I want to drive a plane and take my friends to Canada.’
Abdel Majeed, 10 years old living in an informal refugee camp in Akkar, Lebanon.
‘I drew myself with our goats. Suddenly the planes started bombing us. We were very scared.’
Mhammad Najem, 10 years old. From Aleppo, Syria. Now living in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon.