Advocate: Write a letter to your government in support of bills that protect children’s rights. Support the Child Soldier Act of 2008, a bill that prohibits the US government from giving military aid to countries that are documented as using child soldiers, with the exception of any country for which the President makes an exemption.

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Give: Several organizations are devoted to advocating for children and providing former child soldiers and their families with resources needed to continue to survive. In order to decide what organization to give to, it’s important to consider the organization’s values and to ensure they are in line with the extensive Paris Principles (click here to read), a globally accepted set of guiding principles for work with child soldiers.​

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Learn more: Educate yourself on children's rights issues and share what you learn. You can start with these--

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• Child Soldiers International
• Save the Children​
• IRC
• Child Fund
• World Vision
• UNICEF
• Amnesty International

 

What you can do