Child soldier By Gyasi Edwards

Quotes

They had run so far away from the war, only to be caught back in it. There is nowhere to go from here.” (pg. 207; Ishmael has this thought when war comes to Freetown.)

“This is one of the consequences of the civil war. People stop trusting each other, and every stranger becomes an enemy.” (pg. 37; Here Ishmael emphasizes how relationships with other people became corrupted as the result of war.).............

Three facts about child soldiers

Children are being used as soldiers in many conflicts around the world. Although this problem is most often associated with Africa, youths under the age of 18 are being recruited (mainly forced) to fight in military campaigns currently underway in some 85 countries.

Children are used to cook clean and go to the front lines.

Many children taken from their homes and family.

Where are they today

In the Congo children make up 40% of some fighting forces.

Up to 11,000 kids are unaccounted for; 40% of this number are girls who are sexually exploited in addition to being forced to fight. The total number of children being held by these militias in the Congo is estimated to be around 30,000.

non-government that help child solders

Goals

This lesson presents an overview of where, why, how, and in what conditions children are used as child soldiers. Students will identify the physical and emotional challenges that child soldiers face. Students will study the efforts by the international community to eliminate children from armed conflict and strategies they are using to integrate children back into their communities

Reasons Why I picked this NGO

I liked the statement “What's going on” It provided a open question to the struggle in Sierra Leone.

It opens up to the youth.

It brings an end to child soldiers.

A song for the Occasion

Attack 30 seconds to Mars.