DROP THE GUN, PICK UP THE PEN
LESS fighters MEANS LESS fighting
DROP THE GUN, PICK UP THE PEN
Through our Drop the Gun, Pick Up the Pen initiative, we launched a pioneering intervention in the early 1990’s that has lead to the disarmament, rehabilitation and reintegration of thousands of young women and men who were being co-opted into clan based militias by warlords.
Through this project we have been successful in reinserting them back into their societies with non-violent behaviors and alternative livelihoods.
Through our lengthy experience in the field, we have designed a 3-tiered model to Disengage, Rehabilitate and Reintegrate children and young adults from armed groups in contexts of ongoing conflicts as well as preventing the use & recruitment of children into armed forces.
