Generation Peace is a podcast that challenges the way we think about the role young people play in peace and conflict, and that shines a light on how those young people can bring about change. Hosted by Dr Michaelina Jakala, academic lead at the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University, each episode focuses on a different country; its history of peace and conflict, how the young people in that country have affected change and what we can learn from them. This episode looks at the experiences of former child soldiers in Bosnia-Herzegovina. We hear first hand accounts from Mira Mehmedović and Midhat Kapo, both of whom fought for the Army of the Republic of Bsonia and Herzegovina in the Bosnian war from the age of 17. They are joined in the discussion by Siniša Sajević, Director of Wings of Hope, a Sarajevo-based Foundation that works to help those affected by the trauma of war.

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For further information visit the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University.

The project is funded by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust.

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