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10 Steps To TAKE ACTION
1) Join The Name Campaign & Tell A Story
2) Purchase A Dog Tag (100% of profits go to Rachele Rehabilitation Center)
3) Organize a GuluWalk Day
4) Join the Million Faces Campaign
5) Write a letter (Encourage countries to ratify an international ban on the use of child soldiers) Send an Email Support "The Bigombe Initiative"
6) Encourage the U.S. government to take action
7) Throw a house party & screen the film “Invisible Children” | Visit site | Buy a kit
8) Screen a film series about War Affected children for your GlobalTribe Chapter or Classroom:
• Invisible Children (Uganda)
• Soldiers of Peace (Colombia)
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• Innocent Voices (El Salvador)
• Promises (Israel/Pakistan)
Email suggested films and film reviews to post on the GTN website!
9) Schedule a speaker to visit your school or community | Email GlobalTribe NET staff to arrange
10) Media-Arts Exchange [Create a photo, art or video letter exchange with children affected by war] Submit the results to the GTN web gallery and film festivals | Email GlobalTribe NET staff to arrange
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War-Affected Children
The Name Campaign: Tell Their Stories. Bring Them Home
Child Soldiers in Northern Uganda
To date, more than 30,000 children in Northern Uganda, have been abducted and forced to take up arms against their own people, by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group led by religious extremist, Joseph Kony.
Their experience is marked by kidnapping, rape, killings, ransacking and unimaginable war crimes.
drawings by child soldiers
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Children as young as 5 and 6-years-old are abducted during the night and often forced to take the lives of family members before marching for days, without shoes or proper food and water, back to camps where they are trained to engage in conflict.
Severe wounds are commonly inflicted on the children. Many are intentionally scarred, mutilated or executed during captivity. Those who are lucky enough to survive make their way to safe havens such as Rachelle Rehabilitation Center, one of the only centers in Uganda that offers food, clothing, education, medical care and a means to recover from the trauma of their past. |
Night Commuters
More than 90% of the population in Northern Uganda has been displaced because of the 19-year old civil war, nearly 70% of them under 25-years-old. One of the most unfortunate cases of internally displaced persons (IDPs), is the estimated 44,000 “Night Commuters”, most of them in their early adolescents, who flee their villages to take refuge at night in the city districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, where they are less likely to be abducted. The youths commute back and forth every morning and evening, between 10-15 kilometers each way, to find temporary shelter and safety. Most of them are unaccompanied by their parents and vulnerable to dangers of the city.
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The Name Campaign:
Tell Their Story. Bring Them Home
The Name Campaign is a public awareness campaign promoted through the sale of army dog tags with the names of abducted children on them.
 By purchasing a dog tag, you pledge to tell the story of a child to 10, 100, 1000 people or more, and to bring international pressure on the Ugandan government to put an end to the18-year-conflict that feeds the cycle of destruction and kidnapping.
Funds raised through the sale of army dog tags will go to support a child’s rehabilitation for a full year at the Rachelle Rehabilitation Center in Northern Uganda.
$300 ($25.00 a month), covers the cost of education, room, board and medical expenses for one child. As a sponsoring individual, club or classroom, you will receive 2-3 letters from the child you support during the year.
GTN invites you to take action and change the world one story at a time.
Send your email address to Join the The Name Campaign and receive regular news and updates. | More Information:
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| War's Innocent Victims
There are more than 30 wars raging in the world today. More than 300,000 youth (under 18) are serving as soldiers in today's conflicts. The affects of war are devastating for both young people and their communities. Youth are deprived of health care, social stability and nutrition in the most critical years of their development; and where there is prolonged conflict, children are denied years of formal education. Of all of the rights most crucial to the wellbeing of a child, the right to peace and security is paramount. Without this most basic need, a child’s future is often bleak and without hope.
HOT SPOTS: Other War-Affected Regions
Uganda is one of many regions where war is devastating the lives of children. Research and compare the affects of war on children in other countries like Sierra Leone, Burma and Colombia, through one of our partner sites.
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- Download Take Action Kit
- Organize with GlobalTribe members on the Message Board.
- Learn more about war-affected children in this campaign's Gallery (media arts), Downloads (books and films), and Links sections.
- Visit the News section to read the latest.
- See profiles and gets tips from young activists who have made a difference in the area of human rights.
- Learn more by visiting the Resources section and submit links from your own research.
- Produce art, presentations, writings, photo essays, music, and video to raise awareness of this issue.
- Raise funds and submit them through the Donate section.
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