I first learned about child soldiers around 10 years ago in an online article. After that was the ABC documentary named child soldiers, then the invisible children documentary. I followed the progression of this phenomena in central Africa, and mainly Uganda and Kenya. The story touched me deeply but there wasn't really anything we can do about, nor did I hear of anything local, i.e. in KSA, so I can participate in.
Then came this documentary which puts a face to who is behind all this, Joseph Kony. Kony is head of the Lord's Resistance Army. You can read about him in the link Joseph Kony . This monster was the reason behind child soldiers, he abduct kids and recruit them as soldiers and in order to break them he make them kill there parents. He uses the girls as sex slave, and anyone who tries to run away is tortured and killed. Kony makes those kids commit the most heinous crimes, and rip them of their childhood. A child after that will never be able to function in any normal society.
What I would love you all to do is watch this documentary and if you can help, do so. If you can't then just spread it, maybe the word will reach someone who can...
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