Interactive Quiz: How much do you know about child soldiers?

Every day, children fight and die in armed conflicts around the world. Who are they? Why do they join? How can we help them reclaim their lives?
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Niger: Expanding hunger relief efforts

Families in Niger already go days without eating. Now, the lean season is approaching. We’re providing emergency cash distribution and pursuing new efforts to help families survive this crisis.

South Sudan: Fighting prompts staff to evacuate border town

As tensions escalate between Sudan and South Sudan, Country Director Mathieu Rouquette reports on our work in Bentiu, the recent target of multiple airstrikes.

Afghanistan: Chickens that change lives

Photographer Toni Greaves visits the home of a brave Afghan woman who is challenging traditional gender roles by becoming the family breadwinner.

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From the Field

Kenya: Planting tea and cultivating positive change

Yemen: A fresh coat of paint can make all the difference

Libya: Benghazi activists honor the price of war

Japan: Biodiesel enterprise fuels economic recovery

Video: Reclaiming Colombia’s children of war

When child soldiers are rescued or escape from Colombia’s armed conflict, it’s too risky for them to go home. Find out how we’re helping them start over.

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Colombia: Capture or surrender earns a second chance

Niger: Breaking the cycle of drought and hunger

Ethiopia: Rebuilding a community water source

Kenya: Kids take charge of their own futures

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