# I AM SOMEBODY&#x27;S CHILD SOLDIER

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1157761
- **Other names:** IAMSCS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 8, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1157761


## Contact

- **Address:** 48 WEST WORLD, WEST GATE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W5 1DT
- **Phone:** 07702 850480
- **Email:** info@iamsomebodyschildsoldier.org
- **Website:** www.iamsomebodyschildsoldier.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ON-GOING PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR RESCUED CHILD SOLDIERS STILL SUFFERING FROM POST-WAR TRAUMA IN NORTHERN UGANDA AND BUILDING A REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR THE CONTINUED PROVISION OF ON-GOING PSYCHOTHERAPY TO RESCUED CHILD SOLDIERS AND VICTIMS OF WAR.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN AFRICA.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS, VICTIMS OF WAR, WOMEN RETURNEES AND CHILDREN BORN IN CAPTIVITY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. 4.-TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS, VICTIMS OF WAR, WOMEN RETURNEES AND CHILDREN BORN IN CAPTIVITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

**Activities:** 1. Providing food and clothes to child soldiers and victims of war in Northern Uganda.2. Providing an on- going psychotherapy service to victims of war through a rehabilitation centre built to annex Laroo Boarding School in Northern Uganda.3. Enhancing public awareness of the impact of mental illness on the lives of child soldiers and child victims of war in Africa.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Uganda





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Shirah Zirabamuzale Mansaray LLB LAW** | Chair | July 8, 2014 |
| HARSHA STANISLAUS |  | June 3, 2025 |
| JAMES MANSARAY BA-JUSTICE |  | July 8, 2014 |
| John Teixeira |  | Jan. 31, 2021 |
| Leigh Esterhuizen |  | Jan. 31, 2021 |
| Nanette Onu |  | Jan. 31, 2021 |




