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'The temple is the most blessed place in our village. Many miracles happened here and that’s why people pray in this temple. Religion is very important in our community and we believe that you shouldn’t stay in the village where there are no temples.'

- Nirojini, 16

 

This participatory photography story is part of a two-year ReBUILD funded study which explores the linkages between mental health, psychosocial wellbeing and social norms in the fragile and post-conflict settings of Gaza, Liberia and Sri Lanka.

 

Read more about this project on the ODI website:

www.odi.org/projects/2728-adolescent-girls-mental-health-...

 

Photo: © Nirojini/ODI, Sri Lanka, 2014

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Uploaded on October 28, 2015
Taken on December 17, 2013