Ben Faccini

Freelance

Ben Faccini is a novelist and writer. From 2008 to 2010, he helped run the My Life Is a Story campaign for UNESCO to raise awareness about street children. He edited Outsiders (2013), a collection by Italian authors.

Written by Ben Faccini

A little girl with blonde hair writing “C’est la rentrée !” in chalk on a green chalkboard, signifying the start of the school year.

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Language and linguistics

Speaking in tongues

In a world that converses only in English, we’ll talk only of banal things: that’s why I want my children to be bilingual

Ben Faccini

Children in a city street hole at dusk with buildings, parked and moving vehicles, and a lit storefront in the background.

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Ethics

Survivors

Filthy and violent it may be, but life is still precious for the world’s street children. Can you look them in the eye?

Ben Faccini