Child Soldiers International:
One particular organization that conducts extensive work to try and eliminate the use of child soldiers in the world is Child Soldiers International. As an international human rights research and advocacy group, it seeks to end the use, of any individual under the age of 18, in any capacity by both state and non-state armed groups. Child Soldiers International pushes for the release of unlawfully recruited children, their successful reintegration into civilian life, and to hold those who illegally recruited them accountable. Child Soldiers International tries to accomplish this goal through global monitoring, in-depth work on selected countries, and and analysis on key thematic issues relating to child soldiers. Currently based in London, Child Soldiers International was founded in 1998 by a coalition of human rights and humanitarian agencies including well known organizations such as Amnesty International, Defense for Children International, Human Rights Watch, World Vision International and several others. Child Soldiers International is not listed within the charity navigator directory however due to the fact that they are a relatively large organization and a good number of their board members come from Amnesty International, I am going to use that charity to compare them to. Amnesty International brings in $40,287,735 in revenue while their total expenditures equal out to $39,416,932 leaving them with a $870,803 excess. Over three quarters of their expenses go to programs, with most of the rest of it being for fund raising costs. Only a slim percentage goes into the compensation of the leaders, with the executive director making .57% of the total expenses as his salary.
Child Soldiers Initiative:
The Child Soldiers Initiative is another organization that has conducted considerable work in this field. Founded by retired lieutenant-general and praised humanitarian Romeo Dallaire, Child Soldiers Initiative is a global partnership committed to ending the use and recruitment of child soldiers across the globe. The Initiative focuses on three core activities: research, advocacy and security sector training, all through a lens of prevention. Their unique approach, working with military, police and peacekeeping forces is breaking new ground, and is a crucial part of disrupting the cycle of recruitment of children by armed forces. The Child Soldiers Initiative is housed at the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada—an institution with nearly 40 years of experience in research, publishing, teaching and providing policy advice. The Child Soldiers Initiative has began conducting work in several unexplored areas of child conscription into the armed forces, such as the use of children in marine piracy. Currently, there is no formal collection of data concerning incidences of child piracy. Furthermore, there are no universal rehabilitative legal processes for captured child pirates, nor any community-based awareness-raising programs to prevent the recruitment of child pirates in the first place. The Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative also addresses other areas such as child trafficking, something they feel should be linked to the efforts to end child soldiering. Another major issue that the Initiative feels should be brought to the surface is the idea of training armed groups on how to deal with the possible confrontation of child soldiers in future engagements.
War Child International:
War Child International is a conglomerate of independent humanitarian organizations working across the globe to help children who are affected by war. Consisting of three offices working on equal levels, War Child Holland, War Child North America and War Child United Kingdom, these offices share the same aspirations and work in collaboration in the field yet remain completely autonomous, with independent management and financial organization. War Child International maintains projects in Afghanistan, Burundi, Chechnya, Colombia, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Uganda, West Bank and Gaza and these projects are directed under the themes of child protection, education, justice, livelihoods, and psychosocial development. One such project is the I DEAL initiative, which is designed for children ages 11-15 and youths 16-20 who have grown up in conflict and post-conflict zones. Due to the violence, these children have grown up suffering from anxiety and stress, having to deal with loss and very little hope for the future. I DEAL is a way to empower them through music, dance, acting, sports and group discussion, giving them ways to cope with recurring anxiety and rebuild their self confidence. War Child International was founded by medical doctor and UNICEF field volunteer Samantha Nutt. After Nutt spent much time traveling from one conflict zone to the next she deemed it time to take a step in the right direction to advocate for children and families in war torn areas around the world. War Child International was that step and she has been getting closer to her goal ever since.
One particular organization that conducts extensive work to try and eliminate the use of child soldiers in the world is Child Soldiers International. As an international human rights research and advocacy group, it seeks to end the use, of any individual under the age of 18, in any capacity by both state and non-state armed groups. Child Soldiers International pushes for the release of unlawfully recruited children, their successful reintegration into civilian life, and to hold those who illegally recruited them accountable. Child Soldiers International tries to accomplish this goal through global monitoring, in-depth work on selected countries, and and analysis on key thematic issues relating to child soldiers. Currently based in London, Child Soldiers International was founded in 1998 by a coalition of human rights and humanitarian agencies including well known organizations such as Amnesty International, Defense for Children International, Human Rights Watch, World Vision International and several others. Child Soldiers International is not listed within the charity navigator directory however due to the fact that they are a relatively large organization and a good number of their board members come from Amnesty International, I am going to use that charity to compare them to. Amnesty International brings in $40,287,735 in revenue while their total expenditures equal out to $39,416,932 leaving them with a $870,803 excess. Over three quarters of their expenses go to programs, with most of the rest of it being for fund raising costs. Only a slim percentage goes into the compensation of the leaders, with the executive director making .57% of the total expenses as his salary.
Child Soldiers Initiative:
The Child Soldiers Initiative is another organization that has conducted considerable work in this field. Founded by retired lieutenant-general and praised humanitarian Romeo Dallaire, Child Soldiers Initiative is a global partnership committed to ending the use and recruitment of child soldiers across the globe. The Initiative focuses on three core activities: research, advocacy and security sector training, all through a lens of prevention. Their unique approach, working with military, police and peacekeeping forces is breaking new ground, and is a crucial part of disrupting the cycle of recruitment of children by armed forces. The Child Soldiers Initiative is housed at the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada—an institution with nearly 40 years of experience in research, publishing, teaching and providing policy advice. The Child Soldiers Initiative has began conducting work in several unexplored areas of child conscription into the armed forces, such as the use of children in marine piracy. Currently, there is no formal collection of data concerning incidences of child piracy. Furthermore, there are no universal rehabilitative legal processes for captured child pirates, nor any community-based awareness-raising programs to prevent the recruitment of child pirates in the first place. The Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative also addresses other areas such as child trafficking, something they feel should be linked to the efforts to end child soldiering. Another major issue that the Initiative feels should be brought to the surface is the idea of training armed groups on how to deal with the possible confrontation of child soldiers in future engagements.
War Child International:
War Child International is a conglomerate of independent humanitarian organizations working across the globe to help children who are affected by war. Consisting of three offices working on equal levels, War Child Holland, War Child North America and War Child United Kingdom, these offices share the same aspirations and work in collaboration in the field yet remain completely autonomous, with independent management and financial organization. War Child International maintains projects in Afghanistan, Burundi, Chechnya, Colombia, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Uganda, West Bank and Gaza and these projects are directed under the themes of child protection, education, justice, livelihoods, and psychosocial development. One such project is the I DEAL initiative, which is designed for children ages 11-15 and youths 16-20 who have grown up in conflict and post-conflict zones. Due to the violence, these children have grown up suffering from anxiety and stress, having to deal with loss and very little hope for the future. I DEAL is a way to empower them through music, dance, acting, sports and group discussion, giving them ways to cope with recurring anxiety and rebuild their self confidence. War Child International was founded by medical doctor and UNICEF field volunteer Samantha Nutt. After Nutt spent much time traveling from one conflict zone to the next she deemed it time to take a step in the right direction to advocate for children and families in war torn areas around the world. War Child International was that step and she has been getting closer to her goal ever since.