[vvp] Resources on Child Soldiers
Thank you for watching our year-end student video project: A Child's War.
Below is more information about child soldiers:
Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier who now lives in New York City, served as inspiration for the project. Some of the students had the opportunity and to read his book A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
The following is some of the research used on the project:
Children of Conflict (part 1) looks at the Democratic Republic of Congo where child soldiers have been used in fighting between tribes and many have had to carry the guilt of rape, murder and pillage.
Children of Conflict (part 2) looks at the Democratic Republic of Congo where child soldiers have been used in fighting between tribes and many have had to carry the guilt of rape, murder and pillage.
A young man recounts how he was captured by the rebels of the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda. For the past 20 years, a civil conflict has been going on in Northern Uganda but the Ugandan government has failed to put a stop to it. Who's to blame? This survivor blames the Ugandan government.
You can read about the Lord's Resistance Army at Wikipedia.
To learn how you can help stop the use of Child Solders, visit the Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers, which works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilization and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
You can also learn about the International Criminal Court
Or, read a key message from UNICEF on this topic.
