Alessio Romenzi

Lebanon, Jbeil region. Bushra al Hassan (7) came from Idlib. She lives in Lebanon with her parents and three youngest sisters: Zahra (6), Aisha (4) and Wafa (2). They are settled as refugees since three years in a one room barracks in the suburb of Jbeil/ Byblos about 35 kilometre north of Beirut. Her father Ahmed (43) is a former worker in construction sites. He was severely wounded during a shelling in Idlib and he can not work anymore. Since their arrival in Lebanon she never attended school. Ahmed can not pay the transportation cost to bring Bushra to the closest school. The only family income is the Un 19 dollars voucher a month for the parents and for each kids. Both Bushra parents are illiterate and they are not able to teach her how to read or how to write. The most important object for Bushra is her rabbit puppet. Little Bushra brought it from Idlib. “It is my favourite toy. I bring it with me all the nights when I go to bed. We stay always together. I love it, I find it so beautiful” little Bushra said.
Alessio Romenzi