Greenpeace presents this video portrait of Annya Pesenko, a young woman who is part of Chernobyl Children International's hospice program in Gomel, Belarus. Annya is unable to leave home often, but she draws, writes poetry, and dreams of being a DJ.

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Annya's parents lived in a town so contaminated by Chernobyl, that it had to be plowed under.  At age 4, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  Chernobyl Children International's hospice and community care programs allow parents of children like Annya to care for them at home, rather than place them in institutional care.

Annya:  "I will live through all / and I will become stronger / and I will leave something for you to remember me."

Photos and interview by Robert Knoth.