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Chad: Children Conscripted by Poverty

The main reasons children join the armed forces are poverty and a lack of educational opportunities.
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation/Irin

Fada, capital of northern region Ennedi in Chad.

  • Chad:   Children Conscripted By Poverty

    UNIRIN, 12 April 2011

    My father is old. At home we did not have enough for everyone, so I wanted to better our situation and join the army to help my family and my mother... After one year with the… Read more »

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