created to aid this goal. Some previously established organizations such as UNICEF, USAID, and the christian children fund have set up funds and programs to help child soldiers. They provide medical treatment, education, and social services in order to aid former child soldiers. Although the use of children as soldiers has not completely ended, it has slowed down greatly. Efforts have even resulted in the release of children. Moreover, the United Nations has helped release almost 2,000 children (New York Times, 2018). Despite the failure to eliminate child soldiers completely, great strides have been and are being taken by other countries and governments to find a solution. A large organization that has been created is Child Soldiers International (CSI). CSI is a charity founded in the UK in 1998 and is a “human rights research and advocacy organization that works to end child soldiers” (Gale Student Resources in Context, 2013). In 2000, CSI succeeded in making the minimum age for recruitment 18 years old (Gale Student Resources in Context. 2012). Originally, their aim was to establish a treaty to prohibit militaries from child recruitment, aid current child soldiers, and improve national/international policies regarding child soldiers. As of 2002, the treaty has been active and working toward abolition. This treaty is called the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC). However, OPAC has proven to be hard to enforce. Currently, CSI monitors child recruitment all around the world, including the Middle East. In order to be successful, CSI promotes their cause, advocates for child soldiers to be released, and fights against those who rightfully deserve punishment. They also spread awareness by publishing articles in efforts to expose recruiters crimes.>