Guinea-Conacry

Mobilizing Young Combatants in the Mano River Region

The project investigates the mobilisation of male youth into violent networks and institutions across the borders of the conflict-ridden Mano River region of West Africa. By exploring the interplay between combatants, their recruiters and humanitari ... This project has explored the mobilisation of young ex-combatants in the aftennath of the civil war in Sierra Leone. While a dominant logic of the internationally-directed peace process was that combatants should demobilise and adapt to civilian liv ...
2008-12-30 to 2012-12-14 Guinea-Conacry Liberia Sierra leone DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture, Denmark, Total grant: 398,628 DKK