Shelly Whitman

Executive Director of the Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative

Shelly Whitman is Executive Director of the Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. Prior to this she has had an academic career teaching in International Development Studies and Political Science at Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University and the University of Botswana.

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Coming face-to-face with a child soldier

Coming face-to-face with a child soldier

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October 21, 2015

Boko Haram’s ranks are estimated to be 40 percent children. Let’s face those facts now, to better prepare soldiers that might meet them in the field.