CHILD SOLDIERS

You are woken up from your family home by a stranger handing you a gun or machete with instructions to kill your parents. Kidnapped from your home and taken to a rebel army where you now have strict orders to fight and kill or you will be killed. A thought perhaps too horrifying to have to think about? To date, 30,000 children as young as 5 have been kidnapped under similar conditions by the Lords Resistance Army in Northern Uganda. Global Tribe is Launching the Name Campaign this week! See 'Whats new' to find out more about the campaign. How many armies in the world involve children? A critical debate about child soldiers can be read here http://www.forward.com/articles/3128