This time, it's the children themselves who are taking the pictures. Recently, two groups of kids participated in UNICEF-supported photography workshops in Liberia and Rwanda. The children were given digital cameras so they could document their lives and, by working on specific themes, get a better understanding of the difficulties their countries face. UNICEF has just received the extraordinary images these children took, and we'd like to share some of them with you. The photos will also be shown in a traveling exhibition in Canada, Liberia, Rwanda, Japan and other countries.
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| © UNICEF/ HQ07-2164/Gay Handful |
| Liberia: An adolescent boy walks through standing water, a common breeding ground for malaria-bearing mosquitoes, in Fiamah, a slum area of Monrovia, the capital. The photograph was taken by Gay Handful, 14. |
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| © UNICEF/ HQ07-2173/Dada Kollie |
| Liberia: A girl stands outside her house, made of corrugated metal and wood, in Smythe Road, a slum area of Monrovia. The photograph was taken by Dada Kollie, 10. |
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| © UNICEF/ HQ07-2169/David Wayah |
| Liberia: A girl washes dishes outside her home in Buzzi Quarter, Monrovia.The photograph was taken by David Wayah, 14. |
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| © UNICEF/ HQ07-2064/Joseph Ganza |
| Rwanda: Insecticide-treated bednets are neatly packed away and tied up so that no mosquitoes can get inside them during the day, in the paediatric ward at Gisenyi Hospital in the city of Gisenyi in West Province. The photograph was taken by Joseph Ganza, 15. |
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| © UNICEF/ HQ07-2179/Konah Nagbe |
| Liberia: Two sisters embrace in Smythe Road, Monrovia. The photograph was taken by Konah Nagbe, 12. |
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| © UNICEF/ HQ07-2088/Gilbert Tuyishime |
| Rwanda: Galet, 10, dives into Lake Kivu, in the city of Gisenyi in West Province. The photograph was taken by Gilbert Tuyishime, 13. |