Who is Rhiannon? |
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Rhiannon is a 14 year old, living in Darvel, Scotland. She lives with her parents and brother. The area has all kinds of drug addiction and gang violence. She is in a school full of people that have been expelled from nearby towns. She also has been a victim of bullying due to her appearance, but is now left alone after sticking up for herself. Her passion is music. She plays drums, bass, guitar and sings. Her father has his own band.
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This photo journalist book by James Mollison looks at many children and documents the way they live and what they go through. When we were introduced to Rhiannon, we used information from the book to research into more of what Rhiannon goes through in Darvel; a small town in Scotland.
What you can find on this websiteIn order for you to better understand Rhiannon's life and her needs to survive, we have created multiple narratives regarding what we believe her bullying situation would have been like-A Day in the Life-. We also have put together a section dedicated to her needs and why we believe they are important this is on our Survival Needs page. Finally, our How to Help page explains how YOU can help children, like Rhiannon, who are in this type of circumstance.
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