Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #927 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY February 20, 2024: ‘Small Hands: HEAVY BURDEN’ by ZUMA Partner agency dpa photo-journalist Anas Apkharboutli: After more than a decade of conflict, children in Syria continue to pay the heaviest price. They live a life riddled with fear. Fear of violence, loss of friends and loved ones, landmines, and explosive remnants of war. They struggle with physical and psychological injuries. Many know nothing but the conflict, and were born into it. Syria continues to be one of the most dangerous places for children to live in. Across the country, some 2.4 million children, aged 5-17 years, are out of school. They represent nearly half of the about 5.52 million school-aged population. In Aleppo children are involved in many different forms of labor, from selling vegetables and other much-needed food, to collecting metal scrap and working in mechanic shops. What all children here have in common is desperation as their future hangs by a thread. Welcome to ‘Small Hands: HEAVY BURDEN’
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