…The Rwandan army and the DRC have been engaged in joint operations against the FDLR in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the past two months. In the past five weeks, hundreds of children have been rescued from the fighting in this region, says the UN. Refugees have been pouring into Uganda and Rwanda. [...]

…but there have been positive developments as well. At Gacuriro, a youth center in Kigali, 45 former child soldiers have successfully completed vocational courses and are poised to be reintegrated into their communities, or enter new ones. The government is actively working alongside NGOs to aid in the recovery of these children. The Rwanda Demobilisation [...]

An interesting article showed up today about a school assisting former child soldiers in Ngoma, Eastern Province, Rwanda called ASOLATE (Association for Youth Literacy and Trades Education). From the ASOLATE website: The Association for Youth Literacy and Trades Education is a registered not-for-profit organization founded by a group of young Rwandan technicians in response to [...]