Echos of Transformation in the Media

The Nation of Boys and Girls is a special project: the children run their "village" themselves, with a democratically elected self-government. Every child has a voice. There is a mayor with a town council, and all age groups have their own district, with a delegate representing them in general assemblies.

"…Between 2000 and 2006, the NGO Benposta helped hundreds of child soldiers reintegrate into society. Until the government established its own reintegration process for child soldiers. Since then, Benposta has mainly focused on children who were victims of the conflict in other ways. Children at risk of being recruited by armed groups, but also children who have lost their homes due to war and victims of sexual violence…" Es uno de los contenidos recogidos por la periodista que compartió distintos momentos de la vida en la comunidad. El reportaje esta en “flamingo”, una de las lenguas oficiciales con la que cuenta Belgica.