Mission
Zero Force is a global movement of everyday people united by a common goal – to ensure that no child will ever again be used as an instrument of war.
At any given time there are a quarter of a million child soldiers globally experiencing a suffering that most of us cannot even imagine. These children are routinely abducted violently from their families at a tender age, and are subjected to forcible confinement, torture, threats, rape, brainwashing, slavery, starvation, intoxication through drugs and sleep deprivation. They are forced to carry heavy loads, including human bodies, not just weaponry. They are often paired up and killed if their partner escapes.
The use of child soldiers is horrifically true and is taking place now. The status quo is unacceptable and international proposed solutions are failing. For this global tragedy to see an end, it is going to take a global movement. A global force led by youth that is strong, organized and committed to sustained change.
I have been leading this fight for over five years, without a force behind me. I’ve come to realize that this is not something anyone can accomplish alone. It is only some we can but an end to together
We can realize a world without child soldiers and
it begins with you.
Who is Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire?
Lt. General Romeo Dallaire (Rt'd) served 35 years with the Canadian Armed Forces and now sits in the Canadian Senate. His Governor General's Literary Award-winning book, Shake Hands With the Devil, exposes the failures of the international community to stop one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. As a champion of human rights, his personal work has included genocide prevention, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the Child Soldiers Initiative, the architect of this new movement, Zero Force.
What is the Child Soldiers Initiative?
The Child Soldiers Initiative (CSI) is a project created and led by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire (ret’d) to generate the global political will to eradicate the recruitment and use of child soldiers. CSI is conducting research, advocacy, training and capacity building to achieve the following specific objectives (i) to build global networks, (ii) increase knowledge and experience in the field and (iii) influence national policies and training of security forces to find practical solutions to address the real on the ground challenges of the use of and dealing with child soldiers. Follow the link to visit www.childsoldiersinitiative.com.
What is PUBLIC?
PUBLIC is creator and activator of Zero Force. We are a Toronto-based organization that raises money, mobilizes volunteers and advocates for social causes. We want to make giving simple. We want to find people in their everyday lives and build in a reward for everyone — individuals, charities, companies, investors. Because when interests align more things happen. But it can't come without taking risks and trying new things. The more we bake “good” into everyday, everything and everyone, the more civically engaged we all become. Follow the link to visit www.publicinc.com.
