young roots: 10 years on

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Helping youngreugees to realisetheir potential


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OUR HISTORY

Young Roots

(originally RefugeeYouth Project) was

founded in 2004 by

Roz Evans, Rachel

Yarrow and Kathy

Brook. The three

founders took part

in a summer project

in 2004 run by the

Universities Trust

for Educational

Exchange with

Palestinians

(UNIPAL).

As well as teaching English toPalestinian children in SouthernLebanon, Roz, Kathy and Rachelran social activities and gamesworkshops. Afer returning to theUK, they set up the charity to enablethem to return to Lebanon to workalongside Palestinian youth workersto offer a longer summer activityproject that was ully inclusive odisabled children. Young Roots hascontinued working in partnershipwith local Palestinian organisationsto run a summer project every yearsince 2005.

Young Roots ounders, Trustees

and staff have been inspired by thereugees and migrants they havemet in the UK and internationallyto set up additional projects inLondon, Nepal and Egypt offeringopportunities to young people tomake riends, develop skills, andbuild conidence.


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CELEBRATING TEN YEARS

We changed our

name to YoungRoots in 2014 on

the charitys 10th

anniversary.

The name was

chosen to reflectthe growth of the

charity and the

aspirations we have

for the children and

young people we

work with.

To celebrate our ten year anniversary, wepresent this collection o poems, artwork and

photographs rom the young reugees, asylumseekers and migrants we work with.


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Banner telling story

o young asylumseekers in London

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Abbas

// IF I HAD

A CHANCE

I I had just a chance,

I would soar like an eagle and catch

my goal.

I I had just a chance,I would be bold instead o shiver in

my soul.

I I had just a chance,

I would be an actress strive to be the

best,

I I had just a chance,I would be out there rather than be

ashamed.

What i I had a chance,

I would do what I have to do in lie.

What i I had a chance,

I would not let mysel down.

But I had that chance,

Not to say the least, but Ive tried.

But I had that chance,

And I would kill to have it again.

Adwa


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// FITTING IN

When Im answering in the class,

Everyone laughs at me,

Because I have a unny way,

To say what I mean.

Just because Im rom a different

country,

It doesnt mean I dont have

problems with my English.

It doesnt mean Im worse than

you,Just because Im not rich.

What is the point to tease me or

this,

I am just the same like you

My riends.

Paulina


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I want to go touniversity and become

a pilot in the uture. Iwant to stay in the UK

and have a amily.

I like the relectionin this photographbecause it looks like Iam in the mirror withmy riends.

The hands show

riendship betweenpeople rom differentcountries you canbe riends with peoplewhatever their race orreligion and where theyare rom.


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// THE BUSIEST CITY

THE COUNTRY OF UK

// POEM

The busiest city in the country o UK

24hr morning to morning

Look at the streets!!!!!

Full o people, ull o buses

Look at the shops ull o people

From Oxord Street until Marble Arch

Look at the people, patient

With the red going like a turtle

Some o them are sleeping some are talking

Some are playing with their phone

Look at the beautiul street!

I lef my country long time ago,I do not remember Aghanistan, but now I have good news

I eel happy.

London is a place where peoples changes in lie do not matter

which allows you to learn new things

Improves your lie style

My hope is, one day, to go back and help people and the government

I just hope there will be peace or my country.

Seada

Iqbal


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I took this photographwhen one o the

youth workers wasinterviewing me aboutour research andphotography projectand what I learned romit. I took a photographo him writing. I like thecolours and the way it

looks like the paper islying in the air.

The girl looks sad. Thisis how most reugeeseel because they are

missing their homeand their amily andthey are in a new placewhere they do not knowanyone.


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I took this picturebecause I like thebridge and the river.Many people coming

to London like to visitTower Bridge. I likeLondon. People comehere or a good lie andor a good education.The best thing orme in London is myeducation.

// POEM

Under my shirt is my skin

Under my skin is my heart

Under my heart is my riends and amily

Under my riends and amily is my pets

Under my pets is my Sri Lanka

Under my Sri Lanka is my memory

Under my memory is my brain

Under my brain is my blood

Under my blood is my body

Under my body is my school

Under my school is stones

Under my stones is the ground

Kajathiri

Photos taken by Jawaher, Maret, Precila, Peywand, Rahel and Shakira


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// RAP // SONG

Fast ood ood, we love ood

Eggy, eggy, eggy o, o, o

I like ood chip rying pan rice

I did not ask you what do youlike

Sausages, Sausages in the

pan

Sizzling sizzling in the pan

Peri Peri sauce or me andyou

I got bread in my pocket and

ketchup in my shoe

I eat chips with my at lips

Who doesnt love bee?Chips chips.

CHORUS

People dancing at a party

Holding hands were celebrating

Come along, have un with usWe would like to eat a lot

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Yummy ood I much to eat

Tasty cake and so many sweets

Christmas, birthdays all year

roundPeople having un

BRIDGE

We come together, riends and

amily

To play games and celebrating

RAP

Dance, sing, talk, and eat cake,

its time to celebrate

ENDING

Celebrating birthdays is un,

including everyoneBecause Young Roots is or

anyone

Rap by members o WhiteieldAferschool Club

Song by members oCroydon Friday Group


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// ADVENT

I will show you a reality o the

world in my lyrics. ..you know

what I mean?

I mean...I mean...Means cold hands. Means

mountains pain. Means 100%

alcohol.

Means depressed people.

Means you drink Ethanol and

take Methadone mixed at thesame time and your body got

cold under sun. Means sight in

street and roll the green with

tobacco. You orgot the day,

you know just the night and

your watch is moon in sky. Lie

is playing with us and peoplewant help rom God every

minute....

you have to open your eyes to

see yoursel rom inside and

then you can ind god and

ind answers or your hardquestions about this lie and

afer this lie...

Song lyrics by Tabrae (Mohamad)


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Story board by Nasro// POEM

Under my shirt is my skin

Under my skin is my heart

Under my heart is my memories

Under my memories is myamily

Under my amily is my riends

I remember my riend helping

me at school

I can remember my amily give

me lie and love

Under my amily is my love

Under my love is my Mum, my

Dad, my sisters and brothers

Under my lie is my country

Aghanistan

Under Aghanistan are my

memories o all my amily and

people o Aghanistan

And the city o Kabul

Under Kabul is my heart

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// YOUNG ROOTS

Young Roots orever,Our hopeless dreams

Uplifing us rom the ground,

Never ignore us

God bless you!

Run our dreams, become true

Open our mind into the worldOur parents, who are there always or us

Time goes ast, when we are with you

Smiling aces like we never smiled.

Nasro

SuzanneYoung means long,

Over here, with them, is where we belong.

Understanding is the crucial thing they do.

Never let you down.

Growing together gives us strength.

Relect on unny times

Organised by amazing people

Offer to help at any time

Treat you equally and airly

Sunshine is in their eyes.


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// POEM

Each day is a new beginning.

Call it a clean slate, a resh start

Or simply a new dawn

A world o possibilities waits or you,

Holding its breath until you tiptoe out

And stamp your ootprint in the dews.

You can be whoever, whatever, and

However you want to be

Its all up to you

You dont have to be held back

By old thoughts, ormer mistakes or past

problems.

Theyre just that. Passed.

Dont let them strangle you any more

Youve already given them their due,

Now let go o the chains o your past

And grab onto your uture.

Just you and whatever you want to be.

Coming together is a beginning,

Staying together is progress

And working together is a success.

Shakira


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// THREE THINGS

Three things to respect:

Old age, religion and law.

Three things to love:

Purity, honesty and hard work.

Three things to admire:

Beauty, intellect and character

Three things to be cultivated:

Courage, cheerulness and contentment

Three things to be maintained:

Promise, riendship and affection.

Three things to control:

Tongue, temptation and temper.

Three things to watch:Speech, behaviour and action.

Three things to prevent:

Laziness, alsehood and standard.

Megna Chheki


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// MOVE TOWARDS

PROGRESS

Sandhya Karki

Wake UP! Wake UP! My riends,

Move on the path o progress

See all the humans are same

Equal and have similar brain.

Those who reached on the moon,

Are all similar like you

You have also power like them

I you imagine who I am

Junken

Wake UP! Wake UP! My dear,

All are in the path o progress,

Why not you are?

You have also get sights

Oh! Men! Dont become so ear.

Wake UP! Wake UP! At once,

Show in progress, in ear,

Quick! Time will not wait or you,

But power in something to ear.


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// FATHERS LOVE

What is athers love

I cannot deine

I cannot measureBut I eel the warmth

And hear it like a treasure

It is warmer than the summer

And sweeter than the sugar

I we measure it with the ruler

I was no two and points

I we put it in a containerThere is no such container

Which is big and strong enough

And which does not allow it to low

It lows in winter and summer

It lows in spring and autumn

It lows urther than a river

And it lows orever and ever

Binda Zai


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// MEMORIES

Himal NoiswaWhat happy ortune were in Bhutan to live

But very sad to leave

I thought o dying

But saw many others crying

Why did they chase us away,

or a long way

We were to the road to nowhere

But they enjoy everywhere.

We obeyed them and bowed down,

but they made us all down

Loving brothers, why dont you eel pity,

or our lie o misery?

Why dont you come and take us

as the land loves all o us.

We still love our country,

but why dont you give us entry?


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Childrens weekly activities


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Childrens weeklyactivities

// MY COUNTRY

Purni Maya Pradhan

Bhutan is my country

It is ruled by a king,

All around it has lovely gardens,

Birds sing clearly and sweetly,

I love the land where I was born

I love its gentle rising hills,

Its mountain and its plains

I love its roughing rivers

Its ields o growing grains

This is my land and I am proud o itIt belongs to me and I belong to it.


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Young people celebrating their participationin our summer project


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Palestinian children and their artwork


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Making a short ilm in Lebanon


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Palestinian children and their artwork


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We would like to thank:

The children and young people who are involved in our projects or sharingtheir poetry, artwork and photography

Young Roots staff, interns and volunteers or their support in bringing thisbooklet together

Our project partners:

Bhutanese Reugee Children Forum

College o North West London

Compass, Off the Record

Coram Childrens Legal Centre

Croydon College

Croydon Young Reugee Network

Housing Plus QARA

John Ruskin College

LWF-Nepal

Right to Play

Soundmix

Sour Community Disability Project

Terre des Hommes

Thomas More Catholic School

United Nations High Commissioner

or Reugees, Nepal

Whiteield School


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Our funders:

BBC Children in Need

Big Lottery Fund

Christian Rebuild

Foundation Open Society Institute

John Lyons Charity

Network or Social Change

Our project facilitators:

Hassan Al-Mousaoy, PhotographyFacilitator

Andrea Kempson, Song-writingFacilitator

Tom Goulden, Graffiti Facilitator


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