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Children of Qawala camp, Northern Iraq
Save the Children was one of the last international organisations to pull out of Iraq in 2007, because of the deteriorating security situation. But we still support 31 local organisations across the country that make up the Child Rights Network.
Here, residents of Qawala camp near Suleimanya in Northern Iraq share their stories and offer an insight into everyday life for those who have had to leave their homes.
3,000 people live in Qawala, literally on top of a rubbish tip, having fled from the war and sectarian violence. According to the UN there are an estimated two million displaced Iraqis inside the country.
Photographs by Jenny Mathews, interviews by Shaista Aziz.
A boy collects water in Qawala camp, three kilometres from the centre of Suleimanya, Northern Iraq.
Shilan, 25, organises transport for pupils at Al Jawalhiri primary school in Suleimanya.
"I go to schools to identify displaced parents who are struggling to send their children to school because they live far away and can't afford the transport. The war has had a devastating impact on children - it's hard to put into words."
Sarah teaches in the classroom at Al Jawalhiri school. The school's 116 teachers work double shifts to accommodate all its pupils.
"I love working in this school because we have many orphaned children. They're safe here and treated with love and respect, and that makes me happy."
Inas, 12, centre, at Al Jawalhiri school. Only 11 of the school's 2,581 pupils are originally from Suleimanya.
"I want to be a doctor or a teacher. I want to go to university and get a degree so my mother will be happy."
Children playing in the playground at Al Jawalhiri school. Many children have dropped out of school and try to find jobs so they can help their families.
Suhair, 16, fled her home in Diyala, north east of Baghdad, and now lives in Qawala camp which is home to 136 families from Baghdad, Diyala and Mosul.
"I've never been to school. I spend my time helping my aunt cook and clean. Sometimes I allow myself to think about having a husband, my own house and children."
Sahira, a widow from Baghdad, centre, at home in Qawala camp with two of her five children, Wissam, nine, right and Omar, 14, left. The boys went to school in Baghdad but there is no school in the camp.
"I'm forced to live like this - my life in Baghdad was good. I had a house, I had a car and the children were at school."
Haidi holding his daughter, Zohra, three. Haidi is one of the few men in Qawala camp. The father of six children, he also takes care of his late brother's four young children.
"Before the war I had a very good life. Sometimes I think it would be better if I was dead. But then I think what would happen to the children?"