New Children's Rehabilitation Centre in Hasakeh, Syria - in pictures


  • Children at the newly inaugurated Children's Rehabilitation Centre, which hosts relatives of ISIS fighters, in the city of Hasakeh in north-eastern Syria. All photos: AFP
    Children at the newly inaugurated Children's Rehabilitation Centre, which hosts relatives of ISIS fighters, in the city of Hasakeh in north-eastern Syria. All photos: AFP
  • Psychological support is provided through various activities such as painting, music and sports.
    Psychological support is provided through various activities such as painting, music and sports.
  • The centre consists of five prefabricated rooms, some for sleeping and others for children’s toys.
    The centre consists of five prefabricated rooms, some for sleeping and others for children’s toys.
  • The centre prioritises helping children whose parents were ISIS members.
    The centre prioritises helping children whose parents were ISIS members.
  • Children are present at the centre for about eight hours a day.
    Children are present at the centre for about eight hours a day.
  • Children in a classroom at the centre.
    Children in a classroom at the centre.
  • The centre also has a mobile psycho-social support team.
    The centre also has a mobile psycho-social support team.
  • More than 50 children attend the centre, aged from 3 to 12 years.
    More than 50 children attend the centre, aged from 3 to 12 years.
  • It aims to rehabilitate children back into normal society and give them the opportunity to enrol in primary or secondary schooling.
    It aims to rehabilitate children back into normal society and give them the opportunity to enrol in primary or secondary schooling.