Left to right: Ukrainian girls on a trampoline; an Egyptian child on a swing; dancing to the blues in a Mississippi juke joint.Left to right: Ukrainian girls on a trampoline; an Egyptian child on a swing; dancing to the blues in a Mississippi juke joint.Action for Happiness
The girls in the photo are from 2016, they are IDPs from Crimea. In this photo from 2016, young Jewish girls from the village school play on a trampoline during a break between classes, finding some solace and fun in the midst of their uprooted lives.Azzam, 12, lost his leg when a bomb hit the building where he was sheltering with his family in Syria. They now live in a rural area outside of Damascus, where he finds happiness and peace in caring for the farm animals after school.
The Ali family owns a small piece of land where they grow palm trees. They harvest the dates for export or to sell to local businesses. But the pandemic put a stop to all of that for Belen. In 2023, the clowns finally returned – and the immense joy of the inhabitants was palpable as they laughed, connected with neighbors and played outside. As Patch Adams knew, laughter is the best medicine.The predominantly Hutu FDLR , founded by some of the leaders of the Rwandan genocide in 1994, became one of the largest guerrilla groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. FDLR forciblyfor its ranks.
And while he's happy to share his churros, he's not going to share his recipe."My recipe for making the churros so good is a secret ... and no one else knows it!" he says playfully.The blues can make you happy. The dancers at Red's Juke Joint in Clarkdale, Miss., photographed on Oct. 28, 2016, are clearly into the groove.The blues can make you happy. The dancers at Red's Juke Joint in Clarkdale, Miss., photographed on Oct. 28, 2016, are clearly into the groove.