A break from violence

AFP Published June 4, 2011
A Libyan girl plays at school.
A Libyan girl plays at school.
A girl flashes a victory sign to the camera.
A girl flashes a victory sign to the camera.
“Under Qadhafi, everything was controlled, everything aimed to boost his image, his power. The teachers were strict. We came to pass exam, that’s all,” said 20-year-old Fatma, one of the volunteer teachers.
“Under Qadhafi, everything was controlled, everything aimed to boost his image, his power. The teachers were strict. We came to pass exam, that’s all,” said 20-year-old Fatma, one of the volunteer teachers.
A girl is seen playing puzzles.
A girl is seen playing puzzles.
A Libyan boy stays in his classroom during a blackout caused by power failure.
A Libyan boy stays in his classroom during a blackout caused by power failure.
Libyan boys hold fake bullets as they play at the park.
Libyan boys hold fake bullets as they play at the park.
Cries rise up from one of the classes. It is a play being put on by children, miming a demonstration and chanting “Hurra (Free) Libya.”
Cries rise up from one of the classes. It is a play being put on by children, miming a demonstration and chanting “Hurra (Free) Libya.”
Children listen to the teacher.
Children listen to the teacher.
Some 25 volunteers work, for free, in the school.
Some 25 volunteers work, for free, in the school.
Libyan girls work on computers at school.
Libyan girls work on computers at school.
Children sing Libya national anthem while assembling in lines.
Children sing Libya national anthem while assembling in lines.

Benghazi's 300 schools and universities have turned into ghost towns since the fighting against government forces started. Volunteers in Libya have opened workshop, organizing two hours lesson every morning, aiming to help Libyan children to escape from the violence scenes which is graphically portrayed on television.

“We see these children held captive to these violent images on television. We wanted to bring them away from it a little,” explained school director Sadek al-Harari, who has worked as a teacher in the school for 30 years. - Photos by AFP

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