The UN children’s Fund, UNICEF, has awarded the “photo of the year”. The winning image shows a boy with prosthetic legs from Togo – children with disabilities are treated in Parts of West Africa are still treated as pariahs.
1. Space: A Boy from Togo – photographed by Antonio Aragón Renuncio, Spain (Freelance photographer)
Togo: Every child counts – 1. Place
People with disabilities are exposed in Parts of West Africa terrible myths – especially children who have a mental or physical Handicap, and suffer the humiliating consequences. Often the Association of the seeds, because they are treated as lepers, but they are also abused, or their families, violate. Also, in some regions of Togo is still in practice, such as the children’s charity of the United Nations, UNICEF reported. In the Togolese town of Bombouaka but there is also the “Saint Louis Orione centre”. There, orphans will be helped by the look at the society as inferior. One of these children, the Boy with the prosthetic leg, the Spanish photographer Antonio Aragón Renuncio has portrayed.
2. Place: A Rohingya Baby photographed by Turjoy Chowdhury, Bangladesh (Freelance photographer)
Bangladesh: Homeless born – 2. Place
They are stateless, on the run born, without the birth certificate: children whose parents come from Myanmar, and the members of the ethnic group Rohingya. They fled across the border to Bangladesh, Terror and violence. Myanmar and Bangladesh to recognize these children as citizens of their state – a fate with consequences, reports UNICEF: These people access to education and to social protection is usually denied, you may not select or open a Bank account. Children and young people are often forced to work or as soldiers recruited. The Boy, the photographer Turjoy Chowdhury met, in the photo is 18 days old and still had no name. He, too, is stateless.
3. Course: Muhi from Palestine in Israel – photographed by Rina Castelnuovo, Israel (Freelance photographer)
Israel/Palestine: Muhis brave peace in the war – 3. Place
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has a lot of impact on the life of the little Muhi. He was born in the Gaza strip and a rare auto immune disease. His father is a Hamas activist. His mother decided to bring Muhi Doctors to Israel – from the point of view of the father: an enemy of the country. The Doctors had to amputate Muhis forearms and lower legs. His grandfather at his side, was allowed to leave Gaza was – in contrast to Muhis mother. In the photo, by Rina Castelnuovo also Buma is see Inbar (to the right of Muhi), an Israeli peace activist.
(jmw, with Unicef)