Syria has nothing to do with us? Then have a look at this movie!
"The world has abandoned the Syrian children."
With these words, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai addressed the world leaders over the weekend. At the inauguration of a school for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, the Pakistani criticized that the victims of the crisis will receive too little help. And that is unfortunately true.
We do not want to look, either
The civil war has been raging in Syria for four years. Just last week it was reported that a barrel bomb had exploded in northern Syria. Also in this attack civilians died again, including women and children.
We hear such messages constantly. But does it make us go out on the streets or donate money immediately? No. On the contrary. The longer conflicts continue and the farther they are from us, the less they touch us.
It could also be your child
In order to remind people in Europe of how the everyday life of war feels for children, the relief organization "Save The Children" made a film in 2014, which unfortunately is still highly topical. And it shows us: It might as well be us, about which the war breaks in - and then need help.
The film is shot in the style of the viral "One second a day" videos, for which a second is recorded every day and then these are cut one after the other. The focus is on a girl from Britain, who experiences typical scenes of a peaceful everyday life. Birthday, playground, flute lessons. But then the war begins and the seconds become more and more threatening. Finally, she ends up injured in a refugee camp.
"Just because it does not happen to us does not mean it does not happen." With these words ends the clip that leaves the viewer with goose bumps and probably more moving than any message in the news.
And that's important. Because the people and especially the children urgently need our help. Locally, in the bombed cities, and also in ours, in refugee camps. Four million Syrians are on the run, according to the United Nations. Never before have there been so many refugees in a single conflict within a generation.
"Save The Children" continues to urgently ask for donations for Syrian children. Information can be found at savethechildren.de.
