PROJECTS / BROADCASTING: "Beyond Borders" on CNN on Feb 4, 2006

This week on CNN's "Inside Africa" - Showtimes:

Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America
SAT 1630 GMT, SUN 0630 GMT

Asia, S. Asia
SAT 1630 GMT

United States
SAT 1130 ET, SUN 0230 ET

SIERRA LEONE - A child soldier fights back

Thousands of children were forced into fighting during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war. We meet one of them, 12-year old Mohammed Sidibay. He is a former child soldier who survived the war to go onto become an activist. Sidibay has created his own website to stop the recruitment of children as soldiers for war. In a documentary film, Sidibay shares his experience as a child soldier and his efforts to stop the use of child soldiers.

Austin Haeberle, Creative Director for the "Listen Up" non-profit organization for young filmmakers joins us to talk about Mohammed Sidibay's documentary. He served as a creative mentor on the project.

SOURCE: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/12/02/whatson/

MORE ABOUT "BEYOND BORDERS" (The film from Sierra Leone is part of a series of documentaries filmed by young people from around the world): http://www.listenup.org/projects/beyondborders/

LISTEN UP! WEBSITE: http://www.listenup.org/

 

 

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