GO011
Affiliation: Former Underage Combatant
Gender: Female
Moderating NGO: ETN
Sub-Site: Goma
When I came back I was welcomed by my mother.
Being bugged by my mother, as she was not happy with me when I joined the malicious group.
Some of my siblings are happy with my coming but some rejected me.
Explaining to my mother how things were and why I have resolved to come back.
My mother is thinking how she is going to provide not only for my siblings but also for my children and me.
Running away from my mother as she cannot stop bugging me.
After running away, I am very thoughtful and do not know what to do and feeling very lonely.
Thinking how I can carry on with life.
Arriving at the training center to learn culinary art.
Continuing with my training in culinary art.
Being shown how to use other electronic tools and machines.
Punished because I was late for my class.
Punished for being late.
Struggle washing dishes with my baby on the back.
Continue with my training in the culinary art (working/cooking the head of the goat).
Still in the training: practical lesson on cooking the head of the goat.
Training in the process: making tomato sauce.
GO012
Affiliation: Former Underage Combatant
Gender: Female
Moderating NGO: ETN
Sub-Site: Goma
I am in the bush being escorted to fetch water.
I am running away/escaping after fetching water.
I have arrived at home and welcome by my sister-in-law (because my mother is already dead).
I am in our house. My brother brings me clothes and tells me to go and take bath and wear good clothes because children are scared of me.
Arriving at the training center. Being registered in the director's office (ETN).
I am in school and the teacher is teaching me how to pedal and put the cloth on the sewing machine.
I am in school and the teacher is teaching me how to draw a blouse and a skirt on the blackboard.
The teacher asks me to draw the skirt on a piece of cloth.
I am practicing on the machine but I am being rushed and pushed by my colleagues who also want to practice (machines are not sufficient).
My fellow trainees do not want me to sit next to them because I am smoking.
Counseling session: how to live with others in school and family. These are the school counselors telling me about behavior change.
I was taken to another training without my consent thus I am working while crying. I want to join back my tailoring class.
I am punished because of bad behavior and smoking (have to cook and make ugali for the school).
I am punished and have to serve food to everyone.
I have returned to my tailoring class and continue with my training as wished.
I am showing the teacher the blouse I have been able to make and I am very happy to see how I am able to make a cloth that one can wear.
GO013
Affiliation: Former Underage Combatant
Gender: Female
Moderating NGO: ETN
Sub-Site: Goma
Back from the bush with my belongings on my head I am heading home.
At home I am welcomed by my brother and some of my sisters.
I am sad because I was not welcomed by one of my sisters.
It has reached the level to where I was chased out of home by my brother.
They felt sorry for me and asked me to collect some of my things and go back home.
Was asked to go work in the field.
Was asked to go to school.
On my way to school.
I chose culinary art training in the school so that I can learn how to be a good cook.
Cooking practice session in school.
The teacher is teaching us how to make or cook the head of the goat.
We have finished the practice lesson and the head of the goat is ready.
Was late for the class and thus punished: I have to make the firewood.
Under punishment still have to make firewood.
I am in the school kitchen; preparing food for my colleagues.
GO014
Affiliation: Former Underage Combatant
Gender: Male
Moderating NGO: ETN
Sub-Site: Goma
This photo was taken to illustrate my return in the family.
Warm welcome by my younger brother whom I met for the first time.
My participation in family and social work.
My courage in the civil work that was giving me a little bit of income.
Some of my siblings are happy with my return but some are not (especially my younger brother).
One of my uncles did not believe that I have come back thus came home to visit and was happy with my return.
Arriving at the gate of the training center I was oriented by one of my fellow ex-EAFGA to ETN.
I am within the compound of the reinsertion center.
I am going toward the office of the clerk for registration.
From registration I am going towards the classroom for small business training.
Beginning of training. The teacher is giving me the training module.
In the classroom for a training in small business with my colleagues.
Beginning of the activities in solidarity group. This was not our wish after completing the training and caused our failure in the business process.
Solidarity group discussion on how to manage the kiosk: We resolved on looking for a manager who will be permanent at the kiosk for better results.
After getting the IGA for ETN we were still not able to manage the boutique. We looked for another manager who has just started working in our boutique known as "Espoir pour demain" meaning hope for tomorrow.
Here, as owner of the shop we have come to ensure the monitoring but again we just found that he was not there and the bad news is that half of the things in the kiosk were not there.
I am showing the neighbors how the kiosk manager has been very irresponsible so that they can be my witness if anything.
"Espoir pour demain" has collapsed and has become a playing ground for the children in the neighborhood.
I am desperate and have lost hope as I have seen how "Espoir pour demain" does not longer exist.
I have lost hope and now I am a farmer. Very desperate to see how I had a boutique but now have nothing in my hands.
GO015
Affiliation: Former Underage Combatant
Gender: Male
Moderating NGO: ETN
Sub-Site: Goma
I am reading and doing home assignment when I was a student.
When I was a military.
Thinking how to join the transit center near the office.
I am getting my demobilization card or identification and showing it to my family.
Public work: road cleaning and rehabilitation at the "petite barrier" Goma.
I was called to go and meet with the team of people from CARE Int.
Towards ETN for mechanics training with financial support from CARE.
Coming from class at ETN and heading back home.
Driving test after finishing the training session.
Receiving my certificate from the hands of the ETN director and representative.
Reflecting: how to get a job.
Writing an application letter for a job (resolution to my thought).
At the ETN gate with my job application.
Giving my application to the gate man at ETN.
Keeping myself busy as I wait for the results of my letter from the director.
Follow up of my application letter (stopping a bus as I want to go to ETN to know the result of my letter).
GO018
Affiliation: Former Underage Combatant
Gender: Male
Moderating NGO: ETN
Sub-Site: Goma
Here I am in the field and the bandits attack me.
They are beating me because they want to go with me in the rebel army in the bush.
I have joined their team and have started disturbing the population.
Here I have joined their group and have become a full rebel disturbing the road users.
My fellow rebel and myself are going to break someone's house so that we can loot it.
Looting for survival.
Coming back home.
My uncle welcomes me.
As I arrived at home some of my brothers rejected me.
My sister tries to encourage me after listening to my story.
My sister welcomes me at home.
I have come for registration at ETN.
I am going to the classroom after being registered.
In the classroom.
Practice session: Moto repair.
I have repaired a motorbike and trying it to check if it is well fixed.
I am repairing a car tire.
Taking a break after the class session.
Punished for being late for the class.
We are eating with my friends.
We have finished the training and the center has grouped us and given us the starting kit.
We have sold the kit so that we get some money.
Someone who bought the kit is taking it with him.