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The child soldier

The child soldier. Who is this man?. # bethechange. 5 Days of Freedom. Children’s Rights. 1998. myth. reality. New definition.

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The child soldier

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  1. The child soldier

  2. Who is this man?

  3. #bethechange 5 Days of Freedom

  4. Children’s Rights

  5. 1998

  6. myth

  7. reality

  8. New definition • UNICEF defines a ‘child soldier’ as any child – boy or girl – under 18 years of age, who is part of any kind of regular or irregular armed force or armed group in any capacity, including, but not limited to: cooks, porters, messengers, and anyone accompanying such groups other than family members. It includes girls and boys recruited for forced sexual purposes and/or forced marriage. The definition, therefore, does not only refer to a child who is carrying, or has carried, weapons. (Based on the ‘Cape Town Principles’, 1997)

  9. 2013 Afghanistan, Burma, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, DRC, India, Iraq, Peru, Phillipnes, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Thailand, Yemen 16 COUNTRIES AND 200,000 + CHILD SOLDIERS

  10. Children’s rights?

  11. 8 things you can do RIGHT NOW/ TODAY to make a difference • Use your access to technology to give voice! • On April 18- BE SILENT! • At School- get involved through clubs and organizations • Get Political- hold our leaders accountable! • In Local/Global Community- volunteer! • Get a REAL job! • Read Up • Follow & ReTweet

  12. must reads

  13. must follows #bethechange • War Child Canada @WarChildCan • ChildSoldiers.org @ChildSoldiers • W2I @W2IProject • UNICEF ‏ @UNICEF • AmnestyInternational ‏@amnesty • Free The Children @freethechildren • Child Soldiers Int. ‏ @ChildSoldiersIn • Human Rights Watch ‏ @hrw • child rights (CRIN) ‏ @CRINwire

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