An estimated 250,000 children are exploited every day as child soldiers around the world. There are more than 30,000 former child soldiers in the West African nation of Liberia alone, many of whom are eager to help rebuild their country. Now a unique photography program is helping some of them see hope and beauty again, and regain the respect of their communities as peacemakers.
Produced by everyday gandhis, in association with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Producer: Cynthia Travis
Co-producer: William Saa
Filmed by Andre Lambertson
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Akoi Mawolo
Ezekiel Mavolo
Lassana Kaneh
Mohammed Kamara
Morris Kamara
Varlee Sheriff
Edited by Vincent Stenerson
Music: "Salaman" by Toumani Diabaté with Ballaké Sissoko
Special thanks to Sony Vaio/Intel for the donation of cameras and a laptop to the project.
For more information visit:
www.everydaygandhis.org
www.futureguardiansofpeace.org
www.alambertson.com
www.pulitzercenter.org
Tune into Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal for an extended version of this work. Show begins airing on November 28th. Where/When to watch:
http://www.foreignexchange.tv/schedule.html
Author: projectreport
Keywords: child soldiers liberia collaborative war conflict peace documentary project report everyday gandhis pulitzer center
Added: November 16, 2008
