UNICEF partners with local Ugandan communities to provide them with the tools they need to protect, heal and empower former child soldiers. The organization works to take guns away from children and moves children away from living in barracks. \n\nWhen it comes to reintegrating ex-soldiers into their communities, UNICEF gives local centers shelter materials, medical services, counseling and job-training support. \n\nGet involved with UNICEF\'s child protection programs here. (credit:AP)
Help A Child Soldier Reintegrate(02 of07)
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Oxfam raises awareness of child soldiers in Uganda and lobbies for an end to war. The organization provides clean water and sanitation to soldiers living in camps and provides counseling for returning child soldiers. \r\n\r\nGet involved with Oxfam\'s child protection programs here. (credit:AP)
Provide Education For A Child Soldier(03 of07)
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Save the Children works to ensure that former child soldiers, among other vulnerable populations, have access to basic services when they\'re reintegrated. The organization provides education, vocational skills training mentorship and more. Its ultimate goal is to help child soldiers establish their livelihoods.\r\n\r\nGet involved with Save the Children\'s efforts here. (credit:AP)
Help A Former Child Soldier Heal(04 of07)
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The International Rescue Committee offers medical and psychological attention and promotes community child protection committees. The IRC also improves academic options and develops vocational-training programs.\r\n\r\n\"They will recover when communities fully accept the child back, and help him or her assume a positive role and identity,\" the organization states on its website. \r\n\r\nGet involved with IRC\'s efforts here.\r\n (credit:AP)
Help A Child Soldier Go Home(05 of07)
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An estimated 30,000 children have been abducted by the Lord\'s Resistance Army to carry out horrific crimes, according to \"Kony 2012.\"\r\n\r\nBut even when these young soldiers escape, families are often times reluctant to take them back because they\'re regarded as targets for potential attacks. SOS Children\'s Villages offers lifesaving support for these ex-soldiers with its family-tracing services, trauma counseling and community reconciliation. \r\n\r\nLearn how you can sponsor a Ugandan child here. (credit:AP)
Prevent Recruitment Of Child Soldiers(06 of07)
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When Child Soldiers International was born, it pressed for a global ban on military recruitment of people below the age of 18. Today, the organization works to implement the treaty that was passed in 2002, according to its website, which more than 140 governments have ratified.\r\n\r\nGet involved with Child Soldiers International\'s efforts here.\r\n (credit:AP)
Support Legislative Efforts(07 of07)
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World Vision seeks to end the use of children as soldiers by advocating for the provisions of the Child Soldier Prevention Act. The bill, signed into law, places limits on provisions the U.S. provides to countries that engage in the practice.\r\n\r\nGet involved with World Vision\'s efforts here.\r\n (credit:AP)