![A statue of a football in the centre of the war-torn city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. During the 1990s and 2000s, at the height of the civil war, Goma was the closest major city to the bushes where rebel fighters were based. [Didem Tali/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/13c143e0f5a64362b4359990b6cf55c3_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Against the backdrop of a brutal civil war, millions of Congolese turn to football to cope with the conflict.
![Four boys juggle clubs in a circle, putting their teamwork and eye-to-hand coordination skills to work. Dozens of refugee children living near Mardin have benefited from the programme over the past five years. [Didem Tali/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/4f6d5f8a9cf34f09b043d4b3d48a00df_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Learning to juggle, walk on stilts and ride unicycles, young Syrians in Southeast Turkey cope with the trauma of the war
![Since March 2016, Kinshasa locals have been able to tune in to hear the voices of the street children they pass each day [Tali/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ef2c717f157444ae97542b0aa04edd4b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Street children in the DR Congo capital make their voices heard through a stigma-busting community radio initiative.