Youth Leaders from East Africa Tackle Violent Extremist Recruitment

East African communities have been struggling to respond to the rise in the recruitment of children into armed conflict by a range of violent extremist groups. In Kenya, the September… Continue reading Youth Leaders from East Africa Tackle Violent Extremist Recruitment

Former Child Soldiers in Uganda take the Lead

by Jimmie Briggs, Goldin Institute Board of Advisors For nearly three decades starting in the late 1980’s, over 60,000 girls and boys in Northern Uganda were forcibly conscripted into fighting… Continue reading Former Child Soldiers in Uganda take the Lead

Follow Along as Former Child Soldiers Launch Reintegration Organization

August 27th Update: I am pleased to announce that YOLRED, the first platform for Child soldier reintegration and rehabilitation in Africa that is owned and run by the former combatants… Continue reading Follow Along as Former Child Soldiers Launch Reintegration Organization