Like we are seeing across the world almost every day, hoards of people leave their homes and native lands to escape human rights violations, conflict and extreme poverty. They come to be called refugees. Refugees take on perilous journeys, face hostility at borders, feel defeated and vulnerable without any support structures and fearful of what lies ahead. Their worries mount as they take their children along, away from home, into the life of a refugee. From living in makeshift homes, going to temporary schools, seeking access to the most basic rights of food and shelter, creating play spaces to lending a helping hand to make ends meet, children remain the most affected when families have no choice but to flee. Today, the refugees of Syria and Afghanistan struggle to seek asylum in neighbouring countries, as they flee conflict and war in the hope for a better life. Here’s a selection of moving images from everydayrefugees, an instagram feed that highlights the lives of children on the move, living each day with the hope to find a place they can call home.
LEAVING HOME WITH FAMILY
https://www.instagram.com/p/_tmam3Ezww/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAyvvO-Ez15/
CROSSING BORDERS AND TAKING ON DANGEROUS JOURNEYS
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAjLg7pEz9h/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCcIl1zEz1a/
https://www.instagram.com/p/8qF0vYkz1c/
SEEKING BASIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAeFIfeEz4e/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCVEkK8Ez8d/
https://www.instagram.com/p/5q0-aqkz96/
BUILDING FROM SCRATCH
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF-rJihkz1w/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGBTCDJEzxt/
STRUGGLING TO GET ACCESS TO THE MOST BASIC RIGHTS
https://www.instagram.com/p/6W3mSWkz4w/
https://www.instagram.com/p/5gddCvEz64/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BElIzXdkz1N/
LEARNING IN MAKESHIFT SCHOOLS
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFBD8yCEz1S/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFx7MmCkz2s/
CREATING SAFE PLAY SPACES
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGeCtzHkz0s/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFf9vMYEz1x/
FINDING PLACES TO SLEEP
https://www.instagram.com/p/31KqlbEz4P/
LENDING A HELPING HAND TO MAKE ENDS MEET
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBPDbwfEz8b/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEDM4roEzyk/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFqWR-LEz7B/
FINDING JOY IN SIMPLE THINGS
https://www.instagram.com/p/BES0IgAkz0K/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDxPIZVEz9m/
GROWING UP TOO YOUNG
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF5pqWdEzzi/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDFqv-KkzyZ/
LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR OF THE FUTURE
https://www.instagram.com/p/BD7ZiNdkzzv/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFVrQkoEz1F/
AND FINALLY…MAKING A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFdZW4Ekz39/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFDwmW_kz5r/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBxMGd9Ez2j/
