Moving house is often a difficult experience for both children and adults. Leaving behind your old room, friends and favourite local hangouts can be extremely upsetting. Thankfully, for most of us, we end up moving to a different part of London or the UK and are able to keep in touch with our friends and family.
Imagine
then the hardship faced by more than 4.5 million
children around the world who are refugees. Often
forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night,
some being separated from their parents or siblings
in the process and housed in makeshift camps where
disease is rife, these children are forced to grow
up in an environment most of us can barely begin
to imagine.
Yet
despite this, the newspapers here in the UK are full
of negative stories about refugees.
Many asylum seekers arrive in the UK, often having
travelled for thousands of miles in cramped and
dangerous conditions only to be met with hostility
and racism.
The animations below explore the issue of child
refugees, our views about new arrivals in the UK
and our duty
to help people start a new life in London.
Here are some animations by
Year 8, art student highlighting the issue.
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Animation
by Kajah, Year 8.
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Animation
by Trung, Year 8.
Click on the image to play the animation.
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