Children in poor rural communities are in at severe risk especially with the escalation of the crisis in these areas. A lot of kids are neglected and abused and even abandoned. These kids have experienced the horrors and frightening sight of war. Also, many of them have lost all or one their parents in the crisis. In our community visits, we realize many of the kids are exposed to joining armed groups, drug addiction, prostitution and other crime related activities. This is largely due the gross neglect and abuse of children in armed conflict. Child neglect or abuse is unacceptable in any form.

Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in these emergencies. Children who have experienced armed conflict and natural disasters and their aftermath face multiple risks, such as fleeing for their lives, abandoning threatened homes and communities or struggling to survive in post conflict contexts. In these conditions, government structures are often weakened and families are forced to cope with destroyed livelihoods, separation, security concerns.