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In August 2014 Magnum photographer Michael Christopher Brown travelled to Za'atari and taught a group of Syrian refugee teenagers how to take photographs using an Apple iPhone. These photographs document the four-day assignment that the teenagers undertook to tell their personal story of life in the camp. There are two multi-activity centres in Za'atari refugee camp, one for boys and one for girls. They were setup by Save the Children to provide a space for young people to engage in a wide array of activities, including fitness training, photography, art and non-formal education. Since opening over a year and a half ago, the Centres have become a second home to around 2,000 teenagers a month. Not only are the centres providing the teenagers with an array of practical and life skills, it is also rebuilding their self-confidence.

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122

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Nov 12, 2014

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Nov 10, 2022

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Cover

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View from inside a family's home, looking out into Za'atari

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Heart shaped mural on the wall of the girls Multiactivity Centre in Za'atari refugee camp, Jordan

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Empty water bottles lie in the dust of the camp

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Two of the girls take photos at a family's vegetable plot

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Many family homes contain gardens and small vegetable plots

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View of the electricity cables in Za'atari refugee camp

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Omar*, Salem* and Michael take pictures of Hisham*

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A working donkey in Za'atari refugee camp

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Salem* using his fingers to make a frame around Khaled* (left) and Ali* (right)

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Children move gravel around the camp during the heat of the day

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Washing hangs out to dry outside a family's home

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Close up of water in Za'atari refugee camp

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Artwork lines the walls of a water distribution centre.

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Portrait of Samar* in Za'atari refugee camp

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A young girl sits behind a net in her family's home

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Portrait of Samar* in her parents small shop in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan

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Evening view from inside one of the small business shops in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan.

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Nour* takes picture of a waste water stream running through the camp

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View of the communal sinks in the kitchen area of Za'atari refugee camp

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A small boy stands near a stream of waste water, Za'atari

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Reflection of photographer Michael Christopher Brown in a shop window in Za'atari refugee camp.

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(Left to right) Rahma*, Hiba*, Samar*, and Jana*.

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View of the central market street in Za'atari.

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Michael Christopher Brown takes a picture on his iphone.

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Nour*, Samar*, Jana* & Hiba* sat outside in the multiactivity centre area in Za'atari refugee camp.

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The basketball court at a Save the Children supported multi-activity centre

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Plants growing by a dwelling in Za'atari refugee camp

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Samar*, Hiba*, Jana* and Rahma* walk past a waste water stream

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Kitchen equipment in Za'atari refugee camp

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A water feature with flowers Za'atari refugee camp

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Mint tea being served in the garden of a family's home in Za'atari

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Close up detail of a television playing cartoon "Scooby Doo"in the family home of Rahma*

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A woman prepares an evening meal at home in Za'atari

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Looking through a fence towards the basketball court at a Save the Children supported multi-activity centre

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A young boy waits to refill his family water containers in Za'atari refugee camp

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A stream of waste water in Za'atari refugee camp

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A young girl is photographed behind a net while sitting in her family's home

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Photos by Omar* inside Za'atari refugee camp

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(From left to right) Salem*, Omar*, Khaled* & Ali*

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View inside a computer games room inside Za'atari refugee camp

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Omar* takes a picture while he is filmed by Save the Children staff

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Khaled* takes a photo of Salem* in the barbershop in Za'atari refugee camp.

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Save the Children staff member supporting Ali* (left) and Khaled* (right) on their photography assignment in Za'atari refugee camp

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Portrait of Omar* showing perspective using a small rock in the foreground

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Photographer Michael Christopher Brown looking at the group photo exhibition by teenagers in Za'atari refugee camp

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Children jump off concrete blocks in the sports pitch at Za'atari refugee camp

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'Slush Puppy'-style machines make a regular appearance in Za'atari's main market street

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Michael and the boys take pictures at a waste water stream which runs through the camp

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The boys take photos by a waste water stream

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A child with rubbish in the waste water running through Za'atari refugee camp

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Once the water trucks have delivered water to the communal containers families use buckets to fill up for their use at home

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Michael, Salem* and Omar*take pictures outside a water distribution centre in the camp

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Detailed view of a waste water stream running through the camp

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Open streams of waste water can be found at multiple locations across the camp

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A man stands in a pit designed to take waste water

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(left to right) Omar*, Salem* and Ali* prepare to jump over a waste water stream.

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Photographer Michael Christopher Brown walks with teenagers through Za'atari refugee camp.

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iPhone photography assignment with teenagers in Za'atari, Jordan

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iPhone photography assingment with teenagers in Za'atari, Jordan

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