Child Recruitment in the Lake Chad Basin
Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) - United Nations University Findings Report
Niamh Punton
Juan Armando Torres Munguía 
Kato van Broeckhoven
Siobhan O’Neil
Mohammed Bukar
Fatima Yetcha Ajimi Badu
Anamika Madhuraj
Saniya Ali
Abstract
This MEAC findings report aims to contribute evidence to enable a better understanding of the current dynamics of child recruitment in the Lake Chad Basin, in order to strengthen, not only efforts to prevent children’s involvement with armed actors, but also interventions that support them after they leave armed groups and re-enter civilian life. Findings highlight a range of social, civic, and family-based factors related to recruitment which may be of use when designing prevention and reintegration strategies for children in the Lake Chad Basin region.
Citation
Punton, Niamh; Torres Munguía, Juan Armando
; van Broeckhoven, Kato; O’Neil, Siobhan; Bukar, Mohammed; Yetcha Ajimi, Fatima; Madhuraj, Anamika; Ali, Saniya (2022). Child Recruitment in the Lake Chad Basin. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) - United Nations University Findings Report, 22. Retrieved from: https://unidir.org/publication/child-recruitment-in-the-lake-chad-basin-findings-report-22/