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Monthly Roundup - November 2022

S6-Episode 3: My Story Gives Other Child Soldiers Hope

"Alfred Orono’s childhood came to an abrupt end when he was recruited as a soldier in Uganda, when he was just 11 years old. Now Chief of Child Protection at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), he draws on his own experience as a child soldier to help young people find a peaceful way forward."

“I work with children who, when I look at them, I know exactly what's going on in their minds. I know how they feel. And I'm part of the solution to their problems.”

"Every year, thousands of children are recruited by warring parties around the world. Yet their troubles rarely end after the conflict is over. Having suffered violence, abuse, and exploitation, many struggle to rebuild their lives. In this episode, Alfred Orono reflects on his own experience, the hope it gives to former child soldiers, and on living life without regrets."

Listen to Alfred's story HERE

I will be taking a break* until the new year!

Until then, I hope you have a joyous holiday season and a very happy new year. Take care of yourselves and others. See you in 2023!

(*my next blog will be posted at the end of January)

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Monthly Roundup - May 2021

Dominic Ongwen: Former Ugandan child soldier jailed for war crimes

“Dominic Ongwen, now 45, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes including murder, rape and torture. He is the first former Ugandan child solider to be convicted and sentenced by the International Criminal Court.

Despite the gravity of the crimes, judges sentencing Ongwen on Thursday said they decided not to give the maximum life sentence because he was abducted as a child on his way to school in the late 1980s and groomed by rebels who had killed his parents.

The judges added that they hoped to give him the opportunity to rehabilitate. His conviction means that victims can now start the process of seeking reparations.”

Taller De Vida Reintegrates Colombia's Former Child Soldiers Into Society

Taller de Vida provides psychosocial support for Afro-Colombian and Indigenous women and youth survivors of violence and war, the center integrates art and peace activism for youth survivors and youth at risk of recruitment.

"Our methodology is based on the resilience and expressive arts approach. Resilience is a necessary skill so a person or a group of people can face difficult situations: pain, sadness, wounds, emotional distress—and redefine these experiences to develop resources to overcome, transform their lives, and face challenges," Duque says their theater collective performances across South America and Europe included workshops and meetings with local organizations where they taught inter-culturality–with psychosocial intervention processes and understanding of culture as a permanent construct of memory. “

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