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| THE HOMELESS KIDS |
IN 1990-2000 SIERRA LEONE experienced and unprecedented orgy of violence, destruction and untold human suffering. Close to fifty thousand [50,000] people were killed or maimed in the process and other three hundred thousand [300,000] persons were initially displace. The paradox of the brutal war was that children were it most vulnerable victims as well as some of it most vicious prosecutors. THE C.D.F.(CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE),R.U.F.(REVOLUTION UNITED FORCE) AND THE NATIONAL ARMY. These three military groups use children who where 15 years and below in combat and support roles in their war effort. They feed them drugs to their underage combatants encouraged them to commit atrocities and deployed them in dangerous front line position.
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| THE SINGLE PARENT KIDS |
In January 1999, the country experienced and unprecedented orgy of violence, destruction and untold human suffering. Close to Three thousand [3,000] children were killed or maimed in the process and other three thousand [3,000] children were initially displace. The paradox of the brutal war was that children were it most vulnerable victims as well as some of it most vicious prosecutors. These three military groups use children who where 15 years and below in combat and support roles in their war effort. They feed drugs to their underag combatants encouraged them to commit atrocities and deployed them in dangerous front line position.After the war, there are Thousands of children who found themselves totally displace along the street of Freetown. 85% where orphans and 15% where single parent. Some manage to enrolled them selves in school by the small income their earning by Begging, Carrying loads for traders, sex working. Others engage in odd jobs. Some of them have tried all their way to reach the peak but they unfortunately drop out of school in the Junior and senior secondary education. In November 25 Aluine start up his every day class with 10 kids who can not afford the cost of learning. Now the number has grown up to 50 and above.
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