You can Help too!

Overtime many organizations have developed to help prevent and stop the use of Child Soldiers. These organizations are spread about all over the world. They have put together petitions and fund raisers to help sponsor the cause for a solution. Together many people have been working to make government officials aware of the details into what is happening over seas. There are several different actions you can actually take to help.


1) Red Hand Day, On February 12, every year thousands of people join together to paint there hands red. Every person has the right to sign their name and send the paper to U.N. Representatives in New York. The goal of Red Hand Day is to raise awareness by sending one million hand prints, hopefully making a large impact.

2) Online Petition, This link allows you to email Hillary Clinton. It is prewritten and allows you to make you message clear and concise. http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c
=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=11708

3) Everyclick Search Engine, Instead of using your normal search engine you can use Everyclick as a search engine. After saying what charity you are supporting (child soldiers) can can use this search engine at not cost to you. Each time the search engine is used the organization that volunteered to sponsor the charity donates money. The link is, http://www.everyclick.com/using-everyclick/index

4) UNICEF E- Newsletter, After providing your name and basic info you can sign up for an E news letter sent out my UNICEF. The letter will provide the latest headlines on Child Soldiers , exclusive content not found on the web and hing you can do to help. The link is, http://www.unicef.org/e-newsletter/index.php

5) Email President Barack Obama, You can email Government officials with a prewritten email. Signing this petition will most likely convince the government to support the actions being taken for Child Soldiers. Hopefully this will make an impact on our government. The link is, http:/secure2.convio.net/wv/site/advocacy?page=UserAction&cm
d=display&id=128

These are some of the ways anyone can join in the fight to Stop, Child Soldiers.

Mistreatment of Child Soldiers

The children of Child Soldiering must go through horrendous torture to survive. First they are taken from their homes. Along with this their only line of defense is the gun they are given. Some children must also face the reality of war the very young age of 8. Most are starved and beaten. They are not given health care after they have come back from fighting. After this they are very often left to die. Between the ages of 8 and 18 children are taken from their home, some willingly but most often forced to leave. They rarely see their families again. Also becoming a Child Soldier, Children are often forced to make a greatest decision of their life, kill their family or be killed. Why do these Children go through such horrible circumstances? Can the their lives be changed?

Basic Information about Child Soldiers

Across the world actual Children are used as soldiers. There are approximately 300,000 child soldiers spread throughout the world. To date over 12 million children have died during this fight. These children must defend men who are much too coward to fight for themselves. Most children are also very innocent and are pulled into war zones unwillingly, sometimes never to return to their families. Children mostly between the ages of 13 and 18 are used as Child Soldiers. Some have been as young as nine years old. These children are put into horrible situations, defending their captures, some include government-backed paramilitary groups, militias and self-defense units operating in many conflict zones.