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The child in the photograph lives in Northern Uganda. This is a region that has been afflicted with poverty, disease, and war for over 20 years. He is one of the many hundreds of thousands of children forced to live in displacement camps by the conflict. In these places their basic human needs are barely met. The children also face abduction by rebel soldiers. These soldiers are often children themselves. Once kidnapped, they will serve in a largely children’s army. To escape this, many commute on foot great distances each night seeking sanctuary in towns. Many of these children’s parents have perished through violence, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, and other infectious diseases. |
