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Child Soldiers International

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Criminal Justice Human Rights International Law International Security Justice Labour Peace and Security Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Human rights of women Social Development: Conflict Peace and Development in Africa: Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Thailand Myanmar Democratic Republic of the Congo Chad United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland India
Mission statement:	Child Soldiers International works to end all forms of military recruitment or the use in hostilities in any capacity of any person below the age of 18 by state armed forces or non-state armed groups, as well as an end to other human rights abuses resulting from their recruitment or use. It advocates the release of unlawfully recruited children; promotes their successful reintegration into civilian life; and calls for accountability for those who recruit or use them. It promotes global adherence to the Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC) with a minimum age of 18 years for voluntary recruitment.
Year established:	1998
Year of registration:	2003
Organizational structure:	Child Soldiers International (formerly known as the Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers) was established in 1998 by a coalition of leading human rights and humanitarian organisations: Amnesty International; Defence for Children International; Human Rights Watch; International Federation Terre des Hommes; International Save the Children Alliance; Jesuit Refugee Service; the Quaker United Nations Office – Geneva; and World Vision International. Child Soldiers International became an independent human rights organization in 2011, although we continue to have close links with many of our founding organisations and with members of its former national and regional coalitions. Child Soldiers International is a charity registered in the UK and has six full-time staff, 2 part-time staff, 1 consultant and 1 volunteer. It is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of six independent experts.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Associate member of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, in Paris Principles Steering Group, and member of the NGO Group of the CRC
Funding structure:	Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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