As Syria reaches its fourth year of conflict, over 1,110,000 refugees have sought shelter in Lebanon(01 of18) Open Image ModalMohanad stands next to his family’s makeshift shelter in an informal settlement in the town of Marjaayoun in Nabatieh Governorate. Mohanad was photographed by his older brother, Omar, 8, who made the image to serve as a reminder of their time in the settlement after the family returns to the Syrian Arab Republic. Unicef / Zakira
(02 of18)
Open Image ModalMoustafa, 12, from Hama, lives in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Moustafa portrayed a small child standing in the mud, barefoot and not wearing pants. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(03 of18)
Open Image ModalQosay, 7, from Aleppo, lived in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Qosay portrayed a cute little girl posing for the camera. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(04 of18)
Open Image ModalGharam, 12, from Homs, lived in Al Delhamiyeh informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Gharam photographed a Syrian refugee child playing on a swing in the settlement. (UNICEF/ Zakira)
Over 617,000 displaced people in Lebanon are children(05 of18)
Open Image ModalAhmad, 12, from Raqqa, lived in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Ahmad photographed a group of children warming their hands over a fire. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(06 of18)
Open Image ModalHani 9 years, from Hama, lives in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Hani portrayed a family sitting in front of the fireplace outside their makeshift shelter. The floor is so muddy because of the rain, most of the people in this picture are barefoot.
Only 30 per cent of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are able to go to school(07 of18)
Open Image ModalSara, 9, lived in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Sara photographed children’s feet, some of them clad in plastic slippers, others barefoot. She wanted to show people the harsh conditions they live in. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(08 of18)
Open Image ModalShadi, 12 years, from Reef Edleb, lived in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Shadi portrayed with his disposable camera a Syrian refugee child pushing a trolley full of plastic items for selling. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(09 of18)
Open Image ModalHilal, 9, from Aleppo, lived in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Hilal portrayed a Syrian refugee girl smiling while walking in the snow. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(10 of18)
Open Image ModalShadi, 12, from Reef Edleb, portrayed with his disposable camera a child pulling a handmade trolley with a gas canister in it. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(11 of18)
Open Image ModalJasem, 7, lived with his family in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Their tent was burned down because they placed a shoes in the stove and a fire broke out. Jasem photographed his family inside their tent after the fire. (UNICEF/ Zakira)
(12 of18)
Open Image ModalAkram, 8, from Reef Aleppo, lived in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Akram portrayed a group of people posing near a snowman they made. (UNICEF/Zakira)
The government has not to set up formal camps like those in Turkey and Jordan, which provide refugees with plumbing, drinkable water and weather-proof shelters (13 of18)
Open Image Modal(14 of18)
Open Image ModalFatima, 10, from Aleppo lived in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Fatima photographed her friend taking a picture of a boy in the settlement. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(15 of18)
Open Image ModalAbdel Kafi is 11 years old , lives in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley. Abdel Kafi portrayed a Syrian refugee woman looking from the window of her tent. His shadow is reflecting on the tent.
(16 of18)
Open Image ModalMohammad 12 years, from Al Safirah in Syria, lives in an informal settlement in Qobb Elias in Bekaa Valley. Mohammad photographed a veiled woman walking in the settlement. He is one of 500 children participated in the UNICEF supported project “Lahza 2”. The project, implemented by the Lebanese NGO Zakria, gave 500 refugee children in more than 200 locations across Lebanon 500 disposable cameras to document their lives. Children were trained on the basic use of camera and were given the opportunity to show us how they see their lives through their eyes.
(17 of18)
Open Image ModalNahed, 10, from Aleppo, lived an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley She photographed children wearing colorful clothes. (UNICEF/Zakira)
(18 of18)
Open Image ModalNour El Deen 12 years, from Homs, lived in Bekaa Valley in an informal settlement. Nour El Deen photographed his friends while crossing water swamps by stepping on rocks and tires. (UNICEF/ Zakira)