Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative
Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative [r]: An initiative, from retired General Romeo Dallaire, to rescue and rehabilitate child soldiers [e]
The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative is a program to rescue and rehabilitate child soldiers.[1][2] The initiative was founded by Roméo Dallaire, in 2007, and situated at Dalhousie University.[3] Global Affairs Canada started contributing funding in 2018.
The initiative conducts training in how to disarm child soldiers.[4] In 2016 fifteen veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces were chosen to train workers in warzones in how to safely defuse confrontations with child soldiers, so they can be rescued and rehabilitated.
In 2019 the initiative worked with the Canadian Armed Forces in the creation of a Center of Excellence at the Canadian Defence Academy, named the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security.[5]
References
- ↑ Sam Mednick. Ex-senator Romeo Dallaire talks new approach to ending child soldiers’ use in South Sudan, Global News, 2018-11-25. Retrieved on 2020-01-25. “His visit marked the launch of a three-year program by the Canada-based Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. The $2.2 million project funded by Global Affairs Canada aims to work with at least 1,200 South Sudanese soldiers, police and prison personnel. The first round of training will include 50 senior army officers.”
- ↑ Sam Mednick. Roméo Dallaire says approach to ending use of child soldiers is not enough, The Globe and Mail, 2018-11-25. Retrieved on 2020-01-25. “His visit marked the launch of a three-year program by the Canada-based Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. The $2.2 million project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, aims to work with at least 1,200 South Sudanese soldiers, police and prison staff. The first round of training will include 50 senior army officers.”
- ↑ The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. Power Corporation. Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Retrieved on 2020-01-25. “Founded by Roméo Dallaire, retired Lieutenant-General, noted humanitarian and Canadian Senator, the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative is a global partnership committed to ending the use and recruitment of child soldiers worldwide, through a prevention-oriented approach. Power Corporation has supported the Dallaire Initiative since 2007.”
- ↑ Nina Corfu. Dalhousie program trains troops to disarm child soldiers without violence, CBC News, 2016-07-06. Retrieved on 2020-01-25. “Fifteen Canadian veterans will spend the next few weeks in Halifax learning how to train others to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers, and disarm those who make it to the frontlines.”
- ↑ Mishall Rehman. Canadian Government invests in Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, Canadian military families magazine, 2019-06-25. Retrieved on 2020-01-25. “Additionally, the Canadian Armed Forces, in partnership with the Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, will be creating a Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security, within the Canadian Defence Academy.”