Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nine-year-old Diego lives in Santo Tomás, El Salvador – a country with one of the world’s highest homicide rates. As part of a Unicef-supported initative, Diego is one of 130 children taking part in special art and culture workshops run in a local park, where he is taught photography, film, drawing and painting.
Before this initiative there were no cultural activities for children in Santo Tomás. Diego credits the programme with building his self-esteem and vision for the future. "My dream for El Salvador is for there to be no street kids," he said. "If I were president, I’d like to open up a workshop for painting, art, drawing, guitar, photography and video. And I’d give all children all over the world health, happiness and an education."
Find out more at unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/violence
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Unicef UK is the world's leading organisation for children in over 190 countries. Right now, millions of children are in danger but together, we have the power to change that. With your help, we’ll do whatever it takes until every child is safe.
Our YouTube channel is your primary destination for the latest news from Unicef UK including videos with Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham, children's rights resources for your school and stories from our suppoters including Tom Hiddleston, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and even the boys from One Direction!
Learn more at unicef.org.uk
Nine-year-old Diego lives in Santo Tomás, El Salvador – a country with one of the world’s highest homicide rates. As part of a Unicef-supported initative, Diego is one of 130 children taking part in special art and culture workshops run in a local park, where he is taught photography, film, drawing and painting.
Before this initiative there were no cultural activities for children in Santo Tomás. Diego credits the programme with building his self-esteem and vision for the future. "My dream for El Salvador is for there to be no street kids," he said. "If I were president, I’d like to open up a workshop for painting, art, drawing, guitar, photography and video. And I’d give all children all over the world health, happiness and an education."
Find out more at unicef.org.uk/what-we-do/violence
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Unicef UK is the world's leading organisation for children in over 190 countries. Right now, millions of children are in danger but together, we have the power to change that. With your help, we’ll do whatever it takes until every child is safe.
Our YouTube channel is your primary destination for the latest news from Unicef UK including videos with Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham, children's rights resources for your school and stories from our suppoters including Tom Hiddleston, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and even the boys from One Direction!
Learn more at unicef.org.uk
