Where are Girls? Girls in Fighting Forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: Their Lives During and After War
Categories: Violent Conflict
Sub-Categories: National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone, Mozambique
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2004
Citation: McKay, Susan and Dyan Mazurana. Where are Girls? Girls in Fighting Forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: Their Lives During and After War. Montreal: International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2004.
Sub-Categories: National Security Forces and Armed Groups, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone, Mozambique
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2004
Citation: McKay, Susan and Dyan Mazurana. Where are Girls? Girls in Fighting Forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: Their Lives During and After War. Montreal: International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2004.
Abstract
By contributing to what is currently known about girls’ distinct experiences in fighting forces, the presentation of findings from our study of girls in fighting forces is intended to assist the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the United Nations, other donors, conflict-affected governments, and local, national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations in developing policies and programs to help protect and empower girls in situations of armed conflict and postwar reconstruction. In addition, this book should alert child protection advocates at all levels to the presence and experiences of girls in fighting forces and facilitate the design of responsive gender-based policy, advocacy and programs.