Do you recall when you were just a kid and you would hold your mom’s hand? Do you remember playing with your pets, and going to amusement parks? Now imagine your childhood flipped upside-down, people screaming out of pure fear from and you can't find your parents. There is so much yelling, crying and you hear gunshots. Your heart is pounding, and you cry for your mom and dad. And then picture dozens of men carrying guns, grabbing you and your friends, and placing a weapon in your hands. The armed men and children become your new family. This is imaginary for us, but this happens to thousands of children in the world today. The basic human rights of children are not being respected. In Uganda, war has been going on for over two decades,
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Child slavery is caused because poor children and their families must rely upon child labor in order to improve their chances of attaining basic necessities. Child slavery deeply impacts the children, they can experience feelings of betrayal to the family/guardians who sold them into slavery, lack of trust for other people, feelings of shame and rejection by families and …show more content…
Child slavery impacts the economy as it prevents children from getting an education. Education is a weapon against the country’s poverty. During an interview with a former child soldier in Uganda he discussed his experiences, he stated that, “I had escaped. One of the boys was stabbed in the hand and asked to bring the rebels to my parents’ home. They beat my mother and brother with clubs and axes until they died. They threatened that they’ll kill more people if I don’t come back.” Another boy who had been abducted by the LRA said, “Sometimes in the bush, the rebels would beat us without mercy whether you made a mistake or not. We would also be made to carry heavy loads on our heads for long distances and made to assemble out in the cold each day as early as 5am.” Child soldiers and slaves experience atrocities like this everyday. In order to prevent child slavery we must write articles for newspapers, e-mails, journals, web-sites, reports and magazines to raise awareness, sponsor and discuss these issues on televisions, and radios, fundraise local resources to support anti-slavery programs or campaigns and lastly, promote a zero tolerance policy against child trafficking at all levels. Child slavery is horrendous and needs to be
Child slavery is caused because poor children and their families must rely upon child labor in order to improve their chances of attaining basic necessities. Child slavery deeply impacts the children, they can experience feelings of betrayal to the family/guardians who sold them into slavery, lack of trust for other people, feelings of shame and rejection by families and …show more content…
Child slavery impacts the economy as it prevents children from getting an education. Education is a weapon against the country’s poverty. During an interview with a former child soldier in Uganda he discussed his experiences, he stated that, “I had escaped. One of the boys was stabbed in the hand and asked to bring the rebels to my parents’ home. They beat my mother and brother with clubs and axes until they died. They threatened that they’ll kill more people if I don’t come back.” Another boy who had been abducted by the LRA said, “Sometimes in the bush, the rebels would beat us without mercy whether you made a mistake or not. We would also be made to carry heavy loads on our heads for long distances and made to assemble out in the cold each day as early as 5am.” Child soldiers and slaves experience atrocities like this everyday. In order to prevent child slavery we must write articles for newspapers, e-mails, journals, web-sites, reports and magazines to raise awareness, sponsor and discuss these issues on televisions, and radios, fundraise local resources to support anti-slavery programs or campaigns and lastly, promote a zero tolerance policy against child trafficking at all levels. Child slavery is horrendous and needs to be