
Coming face-to-face with a child soldier
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.
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.
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.