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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Once upon
a time there were two robots called Bobie and Lulu. They lived in tents. Bobie lived in a black and brown tent. Lulu lived in a yellow, red and green
tent. They each had a flag. Lulu’s had lots of different shapes and
colours on it. Bobie’s was a red and
black and white flag. They had pets
too. Bobie had a spider and Lulu had a
bird. They had a car to share but Bobie
would always drive because Lulu did not have a robot license but she wanted
one. She needed to be 19 but she was
only 18. It was her birthday tomorrow
and Bobie was going to give her some lessons and she loved it.
Once upon
a time there was a girl that was sick.
She tried to get better by opening her curtains but that didn’t
work. The next day she closed her
curtains and tried some tea but it didn’t work.
The next day she ordered a chef to make her some food while she stayed in
bed but that didn’t work. The next day
she tried but this time she did something different because she did everything
but this time she got out of bed to make the food and at the end of that she
felt better.
Happiness
and sun poem
You’re
very happy like the sun.
Happy will
grow anywhere anytime.
Everyone
likes ‘HAPPINESS’ and you will too!
You will
‘LOVE’ ‘HAPPINESS’ when you’re awake when the sun shines you will be ‘HAPPY’.
When you
look at the sun you will say: I’m very ‘HAPPY’ like the SUN.
The
Animals
Once upon a time there was a
stone age man. He was going to find out
new things. He had already found a lot
of things; waves, monsters, dots, flowers, letters, stairs, and bones. He wanted to find animals. He went to the jungle. He was on his way to the beach. He saw something pass by. Then he went to chase it. When he caught up with it he saw it was
flying. Therefore he named it
butterfly. He put it in a container and
took it with him. At the half-way mark
he saw something big move in the trees.
It was a very big animal. He
thought it had fur, so he climbed a tree and looked around. Right in front of him was a giant
animal. He named the animal
Gorilla. His dream was accomplished
The Magic
Jar
The
butterflies were flying and it was a beautiful sunny day at Jade Tree park Mary
and Jack were having a picnic with Daniel and Marissa. Daniel and Jack had presents for Marissa and
Mary. Jack went first. He had a pet butterfly and he gave it to Mary
but as he opened the cage the butterflies flew far away. Then Daniel s turn. He had a rose for Marissa. Marissa loved it. Jack felt jealous of Daniel so he pulled out
a jar for Mary. It was very dusty but as
Mary wiped it off a big genie came out of the jar, then ..poof… a smoke bomb
came out of nowhere and also out came Phoebe.
Phoebe took the genie and said, “I want respect, I want love. I want
Jack”. Then Whazzap … Whazzap …
Whazzap. A big electric bomb electrified three things – Phoebe, the
genie and the jar and they all disappeared.
Mary quickly thanked Marissa and said maybe it should be the end of the
picnic but it wasn’t the last.
Once upon
a time there lived Andrew and his father Issan.
They were a poor family. So
Andrew didn’t have a good education. His
clothes smelled like they were never washed and he hardly ate anything. One day someone from the other Country
came. He told Andrew and his dad Issan
that they could be rich. But one
condition, they must obey the Prime Minister or they will have a poor life like
they are.
They chose
yes for Andrew and his father to get a better education and better food to
eat. So we went to the plane to go to
the other Country. It was beautiful to
see the other country. We had never seen
the other country in our whole life and we were rich. So we got the first class plane and better
food and better education. But this all
sounded fishy to Andrew. To get all of
this for a little condition. So one day
Andrew went to the man who gave them everything and he couldn’t believe his
eyes. The Prime Minister was a monster
that feeds on amazement and joy and he was feeding on Andrew and Issan. Andrew said I have to make a stop to
this. I tracked down kids like me and
tried to recruit them. They all said
yes. We made a plan to destroy the Prime
Minister. First we will distract the
Prime Minister’s followers. Then the
group and I will go into the Prime Ministers lair. We saw the Prime Minister with everything we
got. But nothing worked. Then I saw a weakness and I attacked him there. We defeated the Prime Minister. I then remembered don’t I go back to being poor
again but somehow I was still rich.
Once upon
a time there was a little boy. He and
his mum lived on a rocky beach where it was very hot. One day the little boy went to rob a bank
where there was gold and sweet cash. To
be rich. Then the guardians saw the
little boy with a sword and a double shield that was made of metal. Then his mum came to help her son.
Once there
was a man. He wanted war. So he went in a tank and destroyed the town.
But there were two houses and one tree left.
The tree was a shield. The man
was so angry he popped. Then the tree
snapped and the houses fell down.
The
End
I live
right here in a house like this
Which is
right next to a man named Chris
I am never
sad
I am very
glad
That I
live in a house like this!
Roses are
red, violets are blue.
I made
this poem just for you.
Community
garden
At our
community garden there are lots of wonderful plants.
At our
community garden everything is as sweet smelling as sugar.
Our
community garden is made of love.
It’s built
and grown by people who care about our planet where we live.
It’s still
alive today.
You have
to look for it.
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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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