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Blood Diamonds  Have you ever wondered where diamonds come from? Have you ever heard the term “Blood Diamond?” Let’s go in some diamond mines in Sierra Leone.  Blood Diamonds are diamond mined in a war zone;  This phenomenon existed particularly in Africa.  Read some facts about Sierra Leone civil ("Blood diamonds -," 2008) war and the connection with blood diamondsSierra Leone blood diamonds

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Virtual Field Trip By Carmen Natrin Course: 87T02 Designing and Creating a Virtual Field Trip A journey to Sierra Leone We are in Western Africa in a country called Sierra Leone After a decade of Civil War, in 2002, where tens and thousands of people died, the country is trying to heal. Lets find out more how it all started: Sierra Leone ("The forgotten war:," 2007) Blood Diamonds Have you ever wondered where diamonds come from? Have you ever heard the term Blood Diamond? Lets go in some diamond mines in Sierra Leone. Blood Diamonds are diamond mined in a war zone; This phenomenon existed particularly in Africa. Read some facts about Sierra Leone civil ("Blood diamonds -," 2008) war and the connection with blood diamondsSierra Leone blood diamonds Lets meet the child soldiers Here is a former child soldier talking about his experience: Ishmael Beah Ex-child-soldier: 'Shooting became just like drinking a glass of water(Barnett, 2012) Ex-child-soldier: 'Shooting became just like drinking a glass of water In 2000, the news that rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra Leone was forcing children, including demobilized child soldiers, to join its ranks and engage in combat, was rapidly spread all around the world. Revolutionary United Front (RUF) Lets introspect even more on Sierra Leone and how the child soldiers were recruited. An important role in this process was played by RUF. RUF ("Revolutionary united front," )were an organized force that tried to control the lucrative diamond- producing regions of the country RUF Between 1991 to 2000, they used: guerrilla, criminal, and terror tactics, such as murder, torture, and mutilation, to fight the government, intimidate civilians Sierra Leone today Sierra Leone's Diamonds Still A Source Of Contention ("Sierra leone's diamonds," ) Sierra Leone's Diamonds Still A Source Of Contention The civil war has been over for more than a decade. The diamonds are not a source of conflict anymore, yet still a sensitive subject. Poverty is still marking the place: no electricity, no roads. Workers in mines are paid approximately 25 cents per day. Ishmael Beah a former child soldier Lets meet a special guest: Ishmael Beah Ishmael Beah ("A long way," ) was born in Sierra Leone in 1980 and in 33 years of life he had more experiences than many of us Ishmael Beah is a vivid witness of all the atrocities. A former child soldier in Sierra Leone, Ishmael Beah ("Ishmael beah --," 2007) tells the story himselfIshmael Beah At the end of this experience, he says war isnt child play Ishmael Beah on CNN Ishmael Beah on CNN ("A long way," ) Ishmael Beah sharing to the world As a result of his experiences, Ishamel Beah decides to share it to the world in interviews and in the book A Long Way Gone Here he is sharing how it all started Click on the dark rectangles ("A long way," ) Discovering Hip Hop Ishmael recounts how he discovered hip hop.hip hop. ("A long way," ) Music proves to have an important role in his life, a shelter, a way of survival. Some of his favorite songs were: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley Three Little Birds ("Bob marley three," 2009) I need love by L.L. Cool J. I need love ("Ll cool j-," ) O.P.P by Naughty by Nature O.P.P ("Opp - naughty," ) An Ambassador for UNICEF What is Ishmael Beah doing nowadays? Lets ask him. Watch him talk on the UNICEF television ("Unicef: Ambassador ishmael," 2007)UNICEF Ishmael supports the idea that children should be kept away from the war. Involving children in wars kidnaps their childhood and destroys them psychologically forever. ("Advocate for children," ) More questions for Ishmael Beah? Take a piece of paper and write him a letter. He is only a couple of hours away, in NYC. Ask him any additional questions that were not answered during your lengthy journey in Sierra Leone. References Advocate for children affected by war. (n.d.). Retrieved from A long way gone [Web]. Retrieved from A long way gone. (n.d.). Retrieved from A long way gone [Web]. Retrieved from Barnett, E. (2012). Ex-child-soldier: 'shooting became just like drinking a glass of water' [Web]. Retrieved from Blood diamonds - sierra leone [Web]. (2008). Retrieved from Blood diamond. Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_diamond Ishmael beah -- child soldier [Web]. (2007). Retrieved from Ll cool j- i need love with lyrics! [Web]. Retrieved from LL Cool J- I Need Love With Lyrics! Opp - naughty by nature [Web]. Retrieved from Pen-pal c. (n.d.). Retrieved from Revolutionary united front (ruf). (n.d.). Retrieved from Sierra leone's diamonds still a source of contention. (n.d.). Retrieved from The forgotten war: The sierra leone civil war - youtube [Theater]. (2007). Available from Unicef: Ambassador ishmael beah on child soldiering [Web]. (2007). Retrieved from