Forced to join the army by gangs. In some cases, these gangs enter schools and forcibly take the children or simply round them up off the school grounds while they're playing. Kidnapped from homes, schools, streets, orphanages Some parents who suffer from poverty and hunger will sell their children to armies. Some children volunteer themselves in order to support their families or to protect their families from threats of violence by soldiers. Some parents encourage their daughters to join the army if their marriage prospects are poor.
Some children join an army for their own protection.
Faced with violence and chaos all around, they decide they are safer with guns in their hands. Many children have lost their parents in the war and feel safe with a gun or seek revenge for the deaths of their family. Some children join because of their strong beliefs. They want to fight for their freedom. Receive the same treatment as adults such as brutal initiation ceremonies.