Reference :
V-P-CD-E-01338
Date :
19/12/2011
Caption :
North Kivu province, CAJED Transit and Orientation Centre for children who were assosiated with armed forces and armed groups. A 15 year-old former child-soldier poses for a photograph.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
He wears a hat he made during a crafts class. The boy has been here for two months.
The ICRC helps the children at the centre to trace their families and will organise for family reunions to take place. It also supports them prepare for a normal life back home. The ICRC provides regular in kind support to the centre, where children live in "families" of groups of boys, and receive schooling as well as partaking in activities that help them overcome their experiences, build their skills and reintegrate into civilian life (activities include painting, crafts and sports).
CAJED= Concert d'Actions pour Jeunes et Enfants Défavorisés.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4053x2697
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
