Compelled by Poverty: Child Soldiers in Somalia
Located in the Horn of Africa, Somalia is home to roughly fifteen million people, many of whom suffer fro and political fragmentation, making it one of the poorest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ninety percent electricity, education, or clean water. As a result, many families are susceptible to the unstable social and Somalians borrow money, sell their property, and even their bodies to survive. One of the most horrific so
Somalian family living in the Gadid camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Sebastian Rich. Hunger still stalks Somali Children. 2015. UNICEF. Fair use.
Child soldiers are defined as combatants under the age of eighteen involved in either a country’s armed Children who live long enough to escape or be liberated from their military duties are psychologically tra challenging, lengthy, and expensive. Therefore, over the years, organizations such as the United Nations as soldiers. Through proper medical care, access to education, and a gradual reintegration into society, f enough? Would it not be more constructive for organizations and aid to be directed first at Somalia’s pov occur, it is vital for organizations to partner alongside communities to resolve the country’s entrenched so beliefs which promote violence. Only by adopting a more “comprehensive and multidisciplinary approac
Who should be held responsible for creating Somalia’s child soldiers? The largest recruiter is the Al-Shab insurgent group with openly declared links to Al-Qaeda. Committed to the harsh form of Sharia law, the Members enforce strict punishments, including stoning and amputations for individuals who break their l established a strong network around Somalia and its neighbouring countries thus making it a powerful fo serve as fighters, spies, and sex slaves.3 Each day children are subjected to violence and brutality. These
When it comes to recruiting children, the Al-Shabab do not shy away from using violent and threatening Shabab enter homes and physically remove children. However, it is becoming increasingly common for t 25 children ages 8 to 15…After they hit me, some of the children started crying and tried to run out of th After sending death threats to the community, altogether, the Al-Shabab took fifty boys and girls from th schools where they indoctrinate younger children with their religious beliefs and enforce military training 44
