Drawings by Eritrean refugee children from Aaidun and Nidal Elementary in Kassala, South East Sudan, with accompanying stories written by children of Flemington Primary School, Melbourne Australia.
To learn more about Eritrean Australian Humanitarian Aid (EAHA) and how you can help refugee children in Sudan through education, visit https://eahaid.wordpress.com/about/ or email eahaid@gmail.com
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The Clown
Story
Once upon
a time there was a clown who lived in a small house. One day he went for a walk on the beach. He saw that there was an old hut. He didn’t know what to do so he discovered
what was there. When he got to the front
door there was a sign that had a face on it.
It screamed out “Do not come in.”
The clown didn’t listen so he opened the door and there was
treasure. He walked back home and he
lived happily ever after.
The end
One day a
little girl was going home from school while her Mum was looking at a fern
tree. It was her Mum’s favourite tree in
the whole world. She wouldn’t let anyone
displant it. She would watch it whenever
she was bored. Whenever it was misty she
would go close where she could see it.
She just loved it. One day the
girl asked her “ Why do you love it so much?”
“I love it so much because of the shape.”
The most
fierce pirate!
Once upon
a time there was a ship that had huge cannons and fierce pirates. One day a giant piranha was heading for
them. “Get the cannons said a crew
member.” “Okay”, said another crew
member. But it didn’t work. Then one of the best pirates got a rope and
strangled the piranha. “Yay, we now have
a feast!” Then they had a beautiful
night having fried fish.
There’s a
flower.
I can see
a little boy.
I can see
a lovely flower.
I can see
a swirly flower.
I can see
a bee and I can see a beautiful ladybug.
It might be growing in a garden with lots of other flowers.
The
flowers might be flying away from the garden.
I can see
a garden and a boy in it.
The End
I can see
a flower, some roses and beautiful leaves.
They are growing in a garden or maybe a garden oh so far away, or a
forest. Oh beautiful, beautiful flowers
growing everywhere.
I like the
bicycle with the wheels. I like the
flower. It looks good. I can see the really, really, really
fantastic flag. I love the mouse, its
fantastic. I like the lovely fridge with
the food and drinks in it. It looks
fantastic. I have a bike.
This looks
good
I see a
fish in the sea and a flag.
I see a
big face with a hat.
I see
really good mountains.
Did the
fish follow the face? Did they go to the
Spikey Mountain?
Don’t they
have fun sometimes? Then they went to
the flag. The face said I’m hungry. The fish went as fast as he can then the fish
swam under the rock, then the face went away.
The
central star.
Once upon
a time 4 arrows made the central star. 500 years later 16 tiny African villagers
decided they should go there. They met
their master, “Master Wong” in the middle of the plains. “What are you doing here?” asked John and
Garth together. “I’m collecting food for
Qertiville”, said Master Wong proudly.
“C’mon” said Leo, so with a swish of their wands they were gone. “Hope you make it” Wong shouted hopefully at
the top of his lungs. Later on they had
reached Gishj Moo (another galaxy).
They landed on the planet Postuioo.
“What is the place?” asked Ruby.
“I don’t know but there’s the central star”. Everybody gasped.
One Day
It was a
sunny day. There was a lake and the
animals went there because they wanted to swim on the lake. After that the animals were hot in the sun,
so they drank the lake and went home.
Lakes are
like rivers.
Animals
like to swim and drink the lake.
Kangaroos
like to drink lakes as well.
Echidnas
like to drink from lakes too.
Prince and
Princess
I like my
pink castle.
Nine
pretty rooms.
Kick the
castle and it won’t break.
Castles
shine but mine’s the best.
Elastic
shines around my dress.
Stars are
everywhere.
Take a
look and you will love it.
Lighter,
lighter.
Everybody
admires me.
Once upon
a time a girl called Nobody was on a windmill.
She found a rock then she found a big large stone and then she found a
basketball hoop.
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Words and pictures
This post features drawings by Eritrean refugee children from Aaidun and Nidal Elementary in Kassala, South East Sudan, with accompanying stories written by children of Flemington Primary School, Melbourne Australia.
The aim of this project is to stimulate links between students from the schools, and through the sharing of the pictures and stories to develop a deeper understanding of each other’s culture, beliefs and living conditions.
The project has grown out of the gift of art work produced by Eritrean refugee children in Aaidun and Nidal Elementary and brought to Melbourne by Mr Anwar Alishek from the Eritrean Australian Humanitarian Aid (EAHA), a Melbourne Rotarian supporting Eritrean refugees in Sudan.
Some of the drawings and accompanying stories were exhibited at Gallery Sunshine Everywhere in 2015. http://www.gallerysunshine.com/2015_Exhibitions/Pages/14_Jun_2015.html#grid
This is a joint project of Gallery Sunshine Everywhere, College of Education, Victoria University and the Eritrean Australian Humanitarian Association, facilitated by Sarah Tartakover, Maureen Ryan and Anwar Alishek.
This project was supported by the Victorian Multicultural Commission and will continue into 2016 with support from Brimbank City Council.
There is a pdf of the first book printed in this series available for download: https://app.box.com/s/pb2p9cmsjn520z10ebct71cwaf244m8m
Book layout and web design by Debbie Qadri
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