About this season
Stacey Dooley investigates current affairs issues affecting young people around the world.
Episodes (2)
1. Kids with Guns
Aired 7 October 2010 • 60 min
Stacey Dooley is in the Congo, investigating child soldiers within the democratic republic. It is estimated that 30,000 children have been used within the 14 year civil war in which a estimated 5.4 million people have been killed. Stacey meets up with kids who share their experiences of been a child soldier, she visits a rescue centre for children who are rescued from the war and after freeing 2 child soldiers with a charity also reunites one of the rescue-es with the family that they haven't seen for more then 3 years.
2. Sex Trafficking in Cambodia
Aired 14 October 2010 • 60 min
Stacey Dooley heads to Cambodia, were she investigates underage sex trafficking, which is rife in the country. She joins police on raids to shut down brothels and learns how the childrens family are often the people who sell them into the industry, and how the poverty in the country often leads to this been their only option. She also see's how girls can be freed with the help of a local charity.