‘When we grow up we want to be…’ drawings by Syrian refugee children

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If a picture tells a thousand words, how many can a child国产视频檚 drawing convey? Especially when they show the hopes and dreams of refugee children driven out of their own country by war.

These poignant pictures show what Syrian girls and boys living in Lebanon want to be when they grow up. Addelsalam, aged 10, drew himself as an astronaut and wrote: 国产视频淚 would like to discover space and I love looking at the stars.

国产视频淚 dream of floating between them and I am ready to study very hard in order to achieve my goal. My mum told me I that I should be serious in my studies.国产视频�

Along with thousands of other hand-drawn and hand-printed messages from refugee children, the drawings were delivered to London ahead of last week国产视频檚 Supporting Syria and the Region pledging conference as a message to world leaders.

Thankfully, the international community listened and agreed to donate enough money to pay for one million Syrian children to go to school in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives hand-printed messages from Syrian refugee children, with A World at School Global Youth Ambassador Soulayma Mardam, right, and Avaaz campaigner Fatima Ibrahim

国产视频, the parent charity of A World at School, asked refugee children to send messages and handprints to world leaders. The educational initiative Sonbola thought it would be a great idea to ask children to draw what they wanted to be when they grew up 国产视频� as part of an art class at a learning centre which it runs in the Bekaa Valley.

Sonbola works to provide quality education and interactive learning for Syrian refugee children in Bekaa while investing in empowering and developing teaching skills of Syrian professionals. Learn more about Sonbola here.

The messages were delivered by Syrian activist Soulayma Mardam 国产视频� one of A World at School国产视频檚 Global Youth Ambassadors 国产视频� as part of the Hope for Syria国产视频檚 Young Talent听petition. Tens of thousands of people have signed听the petition since the launch of a new video called Straight Outta Syria last month.听

Here is a selection of the drawings by refugee children.

Aya, 13, lawyer

国产视频淚 would like to become a lawyer in order to defend all the people who are oppressed and sent to jail when they国产视频檙e not guilty. I will study hard to fulfil my dream.国产视频�

Waad, 10, teacher

国产视频渋 would like to become a math teacher in order to help children who have been deprived of an education during the Syria crisis. I am going to study very hard to achieve my dream.国产视频�

Raghad, 13, painter

国产视频淢y dream is to become a painter in order to paint my country Syria in beautiful colours.国产视频�

Fadi, 12, computer engineer

国产视频淢y dream for the future is to become a computer engineer in order to teach children the same way I have been taught. I would like to thank Sonbola for providing me with the opportunity to learn how to use computers. I will study hard to fulfil my dream.国产视频�

Wlaam, 12, doctor

国产视频淚 would like to become a doctor in order to cure sick people. Education is the only tool for me to realise my dream.国产视频�

Abdelsalam, 12, footballer

国产视频淚 would like to become a soccer player and play with my friend Abdullah. And I will put in effort to realise my dream. I also want to continue my studies, despite the circumstances we are in.国产视频�

14-year-old, dentist

国产视频渋 hope to realise my dream and become a dentist. I dreamt of doing this since I was a little girl.国产视频�

14-year-old, fashion designer

国产视频淚 would like to become a fashion designer as i have always been attracted to fashion. I would like to study seriously and realise my dream.国产视频�

11-year-old, architect

国产视频淲hen I go back to Syria, I would like to be an architect and help build houses.国产视频�