Retrouvez l'histoire de Aïcha publiée par l'UNHCR,

Find the story of Aisha published by UNHCR,

Témoignage : Jeune réfugiée, fille de parents Touaregs sédentaires assassinés au Nord du Mali

Testimony: Young refugee, daughter of murdered sedentary Tuareg in Mali

"Les Êtres que nous rencontrons lors de nos reportages, que nous photographions, pour lesquels prenons quelques fois des risques, pour lesquels nous témoignons, finissent toujours par faire partie de nous et c'est avec non pas de la pitié mais avec la plus grande empatie et le plus grand amour que nous diffusons de part le monde leur histoire. Leurs histoires peuvent vous toucher, vous pousser à vous engager pour les aider, nous vivons avec."

"Beings that we encounter in our reports, we photograph, for which both take some risk, for which we testify, always end up being part of us and it is not with pity but with the greatest empatie and the greatest love we broadcast around the world their story. their stories can touch you, push you to engage yourself to help them, we live with. "

“No matter where I go, I always try to meet children. As a photographer, looking at the world through their eyes makes you see it in a completely different way, without any compromise.

I met Aisha while visiting a refugee camp in Burkina Faso. I was there to photograph the situation of Malian refugees in Sag-nionogo camp and I was stroke by the resilience of these refugees whose lives had been disrupted by the conflict, and who had lost everything. It took two days for Aisha to overcome her shyness and allowed me to talk to her. She needed to welcome me into her world before she trusted me.

This photo is the last one I took of her. Her smile and her eyes are full of joy and happiness. When I took this photo I did not know her story. I later learned through her friend’s mother that Aisha is an orphan and that her parents were killed in front of her.

Despite her horrific story, there is no trace of hatred in her eyes. It made me realise that like her, most of the kids in the camp had similar stories, but like her they were smiling and laughing. It gave me hope.”