Art from the Heart

This is the digital exhibition of artworks and message from children all over the world prepared by the Children's Advisory Team of Child Rights Connect. The goal is to support the discussion at the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child at the UN Human Rights Council about children in armed conflict by showing how children see the world, how conflict affects them, and what they want adults and decision makers to do to protect them.

Children’s voices matter. Their views matter. Even, and especially, in times of war. When children are listened to, peace becomes possible.

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English Translation

The Gaza we want.

I want Gaza with the smile of children, fields of roses, not the flames of war.
I want the dawn there without artillery, and the echo of songs heard across the hills.
I want a school that lights our mind, not a tent beneath the shattered stones.
I want our street filled with laughter, not endless marches, sorrow, and grief.
I want to see the child not fearing the sky, not counting the foreign shells.
I want the mothers not fearing for their sons, from a bombing or destruction forms.
I want Gaza free and proud, blooming like a precious flower.
I want life to be a gentle dream, in a safe shade, not occupation’s shadow.
After tears, Gaza will be rebuilt, and warmth will bloom again in our hearts.
With reconstruction, we will light a path of dignity, and return as a pulse of shining light.
We build a school, not shelters, and let the dreams grow.
Gaza, you see, will return singing with beauty, and boats dancing as they go.

Gaza we want, Poem 1

First Name: Child in Gaza

Country: Palestine

Type: Voices

Description:

These artistic works were developed within the framework of the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) initiative “Gaza We Want.” The initiative supports children and young people in expressing their hopes, experiences, and visions for a peaceful future through creative and artistic mediums.

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