Turkish couple Murat and Sinem Asilcan set up centre as a place for young people, many of them from Syria, to eat and readHidden in the back streets of old Istanbul, the Hobbit House is no ordinary children’s centre. “Here they protect the children from the bad hearts outside,” says seven-year-old Perevan, president for the month. When they set up the house, the Asilcans decided to refurbish it entirely using recycled material as a way of instilling the value of sustainability in the children. “Children show men and women how we should live our life because they are pure, they are visual, they understand sharing more than we do.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Inside the Hobbit House, which takes in on average 100 children a day. The Hobbit House hosts regular breakfasts to encourage people to donate and learn about the community.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2017 06:00 UTC