World Vision has launched a virtual reality film in a bid to find new ways to highlight the plight faced by their beneficiaries.
The film is part of its Stories After Syria project, which marks the seventh anniversary of the conflict in Syria.
The aid charity partnered with Contrast VR, Al Jazeera’s virtual reality arm, to produce the five-minute film. Seven children from the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan were given cameras to capture aspects of their lives. The film was narrated by World Vision ambassador and Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham.
At the premiere of the film yesterday evening, Gavin Crowden, head of policy, advocacy and campaigns at World Vision UK, said that part of the charity’s mission is to make sure that children’s voices are heard.
“These children already have a voice – our job is to make sure it is heard,” he said.
He also called on the governments to put children’s needs “at the heart of the response” and make sure that “children are getting the support that they need, rather than what we find easy to provide”.
Yesterday World Vision published a report revealing the extent of the violence suffered by Syrian refugee children.
The charity surveyed nearly 400 children and found that nearly 70 per cent suffered further violence at school. Two-thirds were living and unsafe housing and nine out ten children were offered no support in school to deal with their emotional trauma.
View the film in 360 video below or use a pair of virtual reality googles for the full virutal reality experience.
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