Child Soldiers In Angola
Part I: Today it is estimated 250,000 children are being used as child soldiers. Some of these child soldiers have volunteered to escape the streets for food and protection, but many of these soldiers have been kidnapped and forced to be soldiers. Villages are sometimes forced to sacrifice children to rebel groups in order to not be attacked. About 60% of these children are men and 40% are women; They are used as infantry, cooks, messengers, spies, porters, and occasionally suiciders because they are considered as expendable troops. To think that this method has been used since ancient Greece is horrifying. Today, child soldiers are mainly used in the countries of South Asia and Africa. Currently, a solution has not been found due to
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About 11,000 child soldiers served on both sides as soldiers, cooks, porters, messengers, mechanics, and human shields, and are now struggling to recover and fit back into the civilian world. These children were forgotten after the war, but the Angolan government has now been granted 33 million U.S. dollars to set up programs to give each child an education and a future. Due to Angola’s devastating aftereffects from its civil war and the collapse of its currency, the Kwanza, due to hyperinflation, Angola is in no shape to provide financial aid. Though Angola cannot provide aid, Angola suggests that the countries where child soldiers are currently being released put in place programs similar to the ones in Angola to help these children become productive members of society. Special schools should be put in place for former child soldiers to become educated or to at least receive some basic training to get a job one day. Basic math and the local language should be taught in these schools to begin opening up options for these child soldiers. Another option could be finding these kids a unique craft where children would learn a skill from a professional which could eventually lead to becoming their job. Since some of these children have been soldiers, they might have the strength for labor required jobs such as baking, farming, or …show more content…
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Part V:
Political Geography
Official Name: Republic of Angola
Type of Government: Republic; multiparty presidential regime
Capital: Luanda
International Organization Involvement: Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU , WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO ACP, AfDB, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO , ITSO, ITU, ITUC , MIGA, NAM, OAS , OPEC, SADC, AU, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO
Military Capabilities: 90,000 frontline personnel with 30,000 reserve personnel
Cultural Geography
Portuguese is the official language, Bantu, other African languages | Ethnic groups include Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Other 25%, Bakongo 13% | Religious groups include Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, not religious 12.3%
Population: 19,625,353, Growth Rate: 2.78%, Population Distribution by Age: 43.2 % of the population is under 15 years old | 54.1% of the population is between 15 and 64 years old | 2.7% of the population is 65 years of age or older Major cities: Luanda, Huambo
Infant Mortality Rate: 78.26 deaths per 1,000 births | Life expectancy: 55.63 years
Economic
About 11,000 child soldiers served on both sides as soldiers, cooks, porters, messengers, mechanics, and human shields, and are now struggling to recover and fit back into the civilian world. These children were forgotten after the war, but the Angolan government has now been granted 33 million U.S. dollars to set up programs to give each child an education and a future. Due to Angola’s devastating aftereffects from its civil war and the collapse of its currency, the Kwanza, due to hyperinflation, Angola is in no shape to provide financial aid. Though Angola cannot provide aid, Angola suggests that the countries where child soldiers are currently being released put in place programs similar to the ones in Angola to help these children become productive members of society. Special schools should be put in place for former child soldiers to become educated or to at least receive some basic training to get a job one day. Basic math and the local language should be taught in these schools to begin opening up options for these child soldiers. Another option could be finding these kids a unique craft where children would learn a skill from a professional which could eventually lead to becoming their job. Since some of these children have been soldiers, they might have the strength for labor required jobs such as baking, farming, or …show more content…
N.p., n.d. Web. 03 May 2016.
Part V:
Political Geography
Official Name: Republic of Angola
Type of Government: Republic; multiparty presidential regime
Capital: Luanda
International Organization Involvement: Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU , WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO ACP, AfDB, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO , ITSO, ITU, ITUC , MIGA, NAM, OAS , OPEC, SADC, AU, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO
Military Capabilities: 90,000 frontline personnel with 30,000 reserve personnel
Cultural Geography
Portuguese is the official language, Bantu, other African languages | Ethnic groups include Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Other 25%, Bakongo 13% | Religious groups include Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, not religious 12.3%
Population: 19,625,353, Growth Rate: 2.78%, Population Distribution by Age: 43.2 % of the population is under 15 years old | 54.1% of the population is between 15 and 64 years old | 2.7% of the population is 65 years of age or older Major cities: Luanda, Huambo
Infant Mortality Rate: 78.26 deaths per 1,000 births | Life expectancy: 55.63 years
Economic