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Girl Soldiers - The Story from Sierra Leone

First collected by Women News Network Video collection Oct 6, 2009

Child protection expert Dr Mike Wessells of Columbia University recently visited New Zealand as a guest of ChildFund New Zealand to share his expertise and draw attention to the plight of the world's so-called lost generation -- formerly recruited child soldiers. See the description at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eINH_QggsEg for more information on this searing and critical topic. A 6:46 min Sept 2008 video release.