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Adriana was just 12 years old when she joined the National Liberation Army, one of several guerrilla groups in Colombia’s brutal civil conflict.
Today, at age 22, Adriana is part of the five-person Mercy Corps team that helps demobilized teens rebuild their lives. She went through the program herself, and these former combatants look to her as an example of what it looks like to start over.
Learn more about Adriana’s journey from child soldier to aid worker.
Jhon Hernando did nine-month stint in the FARC, the Marxist guerrilla group in Colombia. He wanted to leave sooner, but risked being killed if a comrade sought a reward for ratting him out. Now he earns money cutting hair, a trade he learned while in Colombia’s transitional program for child soldiers.
Learn more about how Mercy Corps is helping Colombia’s child soldiers start over in our special report: Reclaiming children of war.
More than 6 million people in Niger do not have enough to eat this year, but villages that received Mercy Corps training and initial seeds to build community gardens are faring much better than other villages in the region. They have a wide variety of produce they can use to feed their families, as well as excess to sell in the local markets. More widespread assistance is still desperately needed, but it is equally important to continue work on solutions like this that have a lasting impact.
Learn more about how we’re helping Colombia’s child soldiers start over in our special report: Reclaiming children of war.
David spent a year in the Black Eagles, a notorious paramilitary group focused on fighting left-wing guerrillas and making money through drug trafficking and extortion. He’d stopped going to school after third grade, and was tending cows on his brother’s farm when the Black Eagles lured him into their group with the promise of money. Now 17, he’s enrolled in vocational-school classes, enjoys playing fútbol and dreams of becoming a veterinarian.
Learn more about how Mercy Corps is helping Colombia’s child soldiers start over in our special report: Reclaiming children of war.
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