The wars and violence in Congo and Eastern Africa have left many children severely emotionally wounded and traumatized. The number of child soldiers in these regions are among the highest in the world. Young boys are often abducted from their villages and forced to fight and even kill their family members as a means to de-sensitize them to the fighting they will be forced to do. Young girls are often raped or used as sex slaves. Just by simply living in these regions, children are affected by war and are often traumatized by the violence surrounding them.