Growing Together Impact stories
Play is a basic need and a fundamental right for all children. Refugee children however, rarely have the opportunity to be a child. Handicap International and Ikea Foundation created play opportunities for vulnerable children in Thailand, Pakistan and Bangladesh and raised awareness among the local communities about the importance of play. Play makes children happy and healthy. It allows them to learn, improves their self-esteem and helps them to develop important life skills.
Director of photography Nicolas Axelrod / Ruom collective
Production & interview Wendy Huyghe
SU MEH.
Su Meh lives in one of the remote Thai refugee camps along the border with Myanmar. She was born with Down Syndrome. Until recently, she refused to communicate.
SAIFUL.
In Teknaf, a poor community in Bangladesh, children with disabilities don't have an easy life. Saiful used to hide in fear of being bullied for missing an arm. Today, he's a confident teenager with many friends.
