The Global Fund for Children invests in grassroots
organizations around the world to help vulnerable/ at risk children succeed. Children
of all walks of life are supported, including those that may be trafficked,
worked in mines, or become child soldiers. “Our goal is to invest early, help
our partners increase capacity, and leave them bigger and stronger than when we
found them” (The Global Fund For Children). Since 1997, the Global Fund
for Children has reached 9 million and continues to improve the lives of
children, and let children be children.
One current issue that caught my eye is child soldiers. The
sad truth is that to this day many children are forced into becoming child
soldiers. The article I read from The Global Fund For Children Blog told the
story of Papy, who was forced to become a child soldier after armed rebels
attacked his rural village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Papy
finally escaped and fled back to his village where leaders of the Bureau pour
le Volontariat au Service de l’Enfance et de la Santé (BVES) helped him as well as other “displaced
children and former child soldiers” (The Global Fund For Children). Despite Papy’s experiences,
the BVES helped acclimate him back to civilization, and enrolled him into
school. Papy found a foster home, and
continued with his education where he pursued a higher education. Today, Papy
volunteers at the BVES to share his story and helps other former child
soldiers.
For More Information Visit https://www.globalfundforchildren.org/
Otoo, E. (2014,
March 20). Hope Amid Despair. The
Global Fund for Children. Retrieved May 17, 2014, from
https://www.globalfundforchildren.org/hope-amid-despair/
"The Global Fund For Children." Global
Fund for Children Home Comments. Web. 17 May 2014.
<https://www.globalfundforchildren.org/>.
Elizabeth, I often think of children in situations like those. long after I have read and should have forgotten. However, I look around at the children here in America and I am grateful that life is not so here. That little Papy could not have been a very old child, yet look at what he had to face. Many do not escape and they are brainwashed and abused that they function like little oiled machines, killing on command. It is such a blessing that there are organization such as the Global Fund who continue to support the cause for children to be treated right.Thanks for sharing and causing me to pay keen attention at what is been reported here.
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