No Child in War
Visual Metaphor PSA-Pre Production
Project Description
This is an ironic story. People will understand that children will have physical and mental problems if they are always in a violent environment or a war- like world.
Call to Action
Become a Partner and invest in a better life for children and young people affected by armed conflict.
Audience
Adults who don’t think wars can cause problems for children.
Concept
What if a newborn has a gas-mask skull and his birth is shooting his mom’s ovary with a gun?
Data and Diagrams
1. Joining an army may also be the only way to survive.
2. Renamo had at least 10,000 boy soldiers, some as young as six years old.
3. In Angola, a 1995 survey found that 36 percent of children had accompanied or supported soldiers, and 7 percent of Angolan children had fired at somebody.
4. Assault rifles are very simple to use, the AK-47 can be stripped and reassembled by a child of 10.