
A UNICEF project is helping Yazidi girls who are living in a refugee camp in Kurdistan, having fled from ISIS, by letting the girls tell their own stories using photography.
This photo was taken by 14-year-old Safiya. "I took this photo in the camp," she said. "There is fatigue in her face, her face expressed tiredness."
This photo was taken by 14-year-old Safiya. "I took this photo in the camp," she said. "There is fatigue in her face, her face expressed tiredness."

18-year-old Barfi's photography project focused on traditional Yazidi dress. She took portraits of friends and relatives against colorful backdrops in her camp. This is her sister wearing celebratory clothing.
![19-year-old Zina took this picture during a dress making course. "It's a favorite picture because this woman [was] working as a tailor ... she doesn't give up."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150914110713-yazidi-zina.jpg?q=w_2437,h_1625,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
19-year-old Zina took this picture during a dress making course. "It's a favorite picture because this woman [was] working as a tailor ... she doesn't give up."

Bushra, 16, took portraits of Yazidis in the camp where she lives, including this old Yazidi woman.

Nasrin, 17, took this photo in the camp. "It shows a sacred place," she says.