Children are the future star of the country and the whole of human society. Yet, they are suffering greatly by the Maoist insurgency here in Nepal. The future of the future star is being moved towards darkness. The schools which had been established by the government for providing education to poor children is being destroyed. The schools are being changed into shelters for the Maoist fighters. The teachers are being killed daily in front of the tender and impressionable children. From this you can easily guess how adversely the chidren are being affected mentally. The students are deprived of their rights to study in a free and peaceful environment.
Another problem, the most serious of all, is that the Maoist are using the children in their so-called Peoples' War. Where there should be a pen in the hand of a child, there is a gun. The child who should be in the warm lap of a mother, is in the hot environment of blood and war. It's a great problem ,which is being increased rapidly in this poor country. Many children have become orphans due to the "war", many children have become handicapped due to the bombs and bullets of Maoist, as well as the security forces. Many children have lost their homes and are homeless.
Thus, children are being greatly affected by this so-called Peoples' War, which is in this country which is known by the world as the birth place of ambassador of peace "Lord Gautam Buddha".
At last I would like to ask for suggestions from the reader of this article about how youth can contribute and help to solve these kinds of problem to make the world paradise for the children. Thank you.
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