LISTEN UP! The Interview Project
People are speaking, CSRF is listening.
Experts, educators, advocates, writers, filmmakers, former child soldiers, and anyone helping to stop the use of child soldiers are telling us their stories. Read their interviews, learn about their work, share their ideas.JOIN THE CONVERSATION.
Lenny Williams runs a non-profit that offers yoga training to conflict survivors
CSRF’s Kate Davey met with Lenny from MANDALA HOUSE – a NYC-based non-profit that offers yoga trainings to trauma survivors in post & conflict regions – to discuss the origins of the organization and her current trip to both the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda working with ex-child soldiers.
Read More...Sam Sherman talks about working on the film “Johnny Mad Dog” and his experience growing up in Liberia during the war.
CSRF’s Kate Davey interviewed Samuel T. Sherman Jr., Executive Director of The Johnny Mad Dog Foundation about the foundation, the film “Johnny Mad Dog”, and his experience growing up in Liberia during the war.
Read More...Katie Rose describes her work with Kitgum Concerned Women’s Association in Northern Uganda
CSR’s Director of Research Projects Kate Davey caught up with Katie via email while she was conducting field research in Uganda, working with centers that specialize in the rehabilitation and reintegration of former child soldiers and child mothers in Northern Uganda.
Read More...CSR interviews CHILDREN OF WAR filmmaker and producer Bryan Single
Children of War is a documentary produced by Bryan Single and follows the healing process for former LRA child soldiers at the Rachele Rehabilitation Centre in Northern Uganda. Mr. Single spoke with CSR’s Kate Davey about rehabilitation through children creatively expressing themselves, their healing process, and his opinion on what the future holds for such former child soldiers.
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