Artwork : Showing a child soldier in battle
Everyday children are brought into a world of war and danger. Child Soldiers are considered any person under the age of 18 who has been recruited or used by an armed force in any capacity. Commonly mistaken for having to have participated in hostile environment, child soldiers could be anything from fighters, cooks, porters, messengers, spies or sexual purposes. Some of the children involved are under 10 years of age. It is estimated tens of thousands of child soldiers are used every year.
Our job is to raise awareness of it using different campaigns and to help reduce and stop the use of child soldiers. Imagine just turning thirteen and being taken and brought into a world of war.
They may seem happy but that is because that is the only way they were raised.
If you want to help raise awareness you can visit these sites or perhaps start your own movement and make videos and fundraisers to help stop the use of child soldiers.