Sadeen Qassem Hariri
Daraa, Syria

My hobbies are creative writing and drawing. My participation in the Lens on Life Project has been a wonderful experience. I started filming from scratch and entered filmmaking, where I learned a lot about both filming and photography. Through my involvement in the Canon program, I gained further insights. I was able to photograph and observe things in the camp through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals, which I hadn’t known about before. This experience helped me improve my writing and develop my storytelling skills.

In the camp, smoking has become a widespread issue among both young and old. Many young people skip school to smoke, and the problem has grown so large that the levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide in the air have increased. One cigarette is no longer enough for some people; a full pack of ten cigarettes contributes to pollution, which, in turn, increases carbon monoxide levels and contributes to climate change.