The Gun is not an Answer

       7 years old, from Siba-Shexdre in Shingal. He lives in a tent in Shariya camp with his parents, five siblings and one half-sister “from the father”. He is at first grade of school. His father works for daily wages to put the food on the table.
He was very into weapons, gun toys, war games and mobile addicted. He used violence with his friends when they didn’t agree or go together. He used bad words and would constantly get in trouble with his siblings and neighbor kids. Despite all of that he loved the time he had at the center. His sister came for the first three months. When the big fire happened as it burned 200 tents, it affected all the kids, as Shahir, he was fearful, acting out, nightmares and wetting himself. He was so excited to be at the center.
When our team visited his family and sister, he would say, “Teacher, let me in the program,
I promise I will behave” when he was in the program, he would always encourage his peers to focus and behave in the class.