Zelikan Camp

Thousands of families have fled Mosul to escape fighting. There images from Zelikan Camp are courtesy of World Vision NZ

More than 15,000 children have been displaced from Mosul since 17 October. Some have fled under gunfire, lost family members and witnessed violent events © Max Greenstein, World Vision

Each day, the children come to World Vision’s child friendly space in Zelikan camp where activities are run by Child Protection Officers trained to provide child-based psychological and social support © Max Greenstein, World Vision

For many children fleeing Mosul, attending the child friendly space is the first time they’ve used coloured pencils in more than two years. Play was not allowed under ISIS © Max Greenstein, World Vision

Staff work to create a safe place where children can learn to play again and begin to recover from what they have been through © Max Greenstein, World Vision

Staff in the child friendly space in Zelikan camp say there has been enormous change in the children in the days since they arrived from the outskirts of Mosul © Max Greenstein, World Vision

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