Help pl Children are used as soldiers all across the world. Although ages vary, laws and conflicts vary, much is shared. In pairs, research the problem and pick one country for a deeper research dive. Include your answers in the space below.  

Country Name & where is it?

Population?

Population under 18?

Compulsory Recruitment Ages?
Voluntary Recruitment Age?

How many child soldiers?

Signed on the Convention on the Rights of the Child  Optional Protocol?

What are the reasons behind the conflict that requires child soldiers? 

How are children recruited into war? List at least 3-5 ways.

What is the role of the child soldiers in the military?

Most common injuries suffered by child soldiers? 

What are the most common emotional, psychological, and physical effects that war has on children?

What challenges do children encounter when they try to assimilate back into their old lives?

Number of Casualties since beginning of conflict?

What steps have been taken to eliminate the use of  child soldiers?

List of NGO’s (non-government organizations) working to end the use of child soldiers. Post names and websites. 

If you had to pick one piece of information that people NEED to know about child soldiers what would it be and why?

What image best portrays the brutality and reality of using child soldiers?

 

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