The Norway-based foundation, Children Born of War Project is now officially launched! Children born of war (CBOW) are children born by local women and fathered by a foreign/enemy soldier during and after…
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Ingvill Constanze Mochmann addresses her dedication for the topic ‘Children born of War’
An Interview Series by Women in Global Health Norway 2021-2022
CBOW project on TikTok
Our chair of the board Ingvill briefly describes the CBOW project following the launch of the game 'My Child Lebensborn' on TikTok. Have a look here: https://www.tiktok.com/@mychildgame/video/6988951258891570434?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESPgo8n6GcUwi7BQlw0Acc1Hb3RsGS30517RjlMkZkuqJLfyzHnbvb5aCS6XezUqYhus3yvuHHv3hDeW7gpPCCGgA%3D&checksum=4c7bea1c1468d43f2f43e27f9dba955f4afd5a971d90baf33e6fea300b74250b&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAbLK-t9v1XJyUNUa1bq1HSGdnYw1Gw60Iaw5PgwOw3GKfWvdRI2WA_J1CSuHXeyv9&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=6988951258891570434&share_link_id=6BB70CA5-F270-468C-B4EC-2E21B6B53FB9&source=h5_m×tamp=1630499693&tt_from=copy&u_code=dja8l1lf38fagj&user_id=6978748055311795205&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&_r=1
Conference: Securing health care of hidden populations: The case of Children Born of War
June 21, 2018 "Children born of war" (CBOW) are children born in conflict and post-conflict situations to native women and members of foreign troops. Empirical evidence indicates that these children…
First board meeting, Oslo: March 9th 2020
The first official meeting of the board took place in Oslo March 9th 2020. However, the official public launch of the foundation was going to take place in the fall of…
The Children Born of War Project
October 1st 2021: the new website went live!
In this process the International Network for Interdisciplinary Research on Children Born of War was merged with the foundation “Children Born of War project” in September 2021.
Cast out: the Yazidi women reunited with their children born in ISIS slavery
“Yazidi elders disown former slaves of Islamic State, forcing them to choose between their children and their community” For more information, please see here.
Why these World War II sex slaves are still demanding justice
“Narcisa Claveria will turn 89 this year, two days before Christmas. Stepping onto the veranda of the family apartment, she takes a moment to check on her 92-year-old husband, who…
New ERC Consolidator Grant to PRIO associate Inger Skjelsbæk
“Inger Skjelsbæk, Professor at the University of Oslo and PRIO, has been granted a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant to conduct research on ‘Innocent Children or Security Threats?…
New article: The Biracial War Children of Dutch Limburg and WW II EuropeNew article:
New Article: an applied history of U.S. Military racial policy. For more information, please see here.
Ludwig Bolzmann Stiftung calls for testemonies about “LEBENSBORN” MATERINITY HOME IN AUSTRILA
About 1,300 children were born at the Nazi maternity home in Feichtenbach in Austria. The LudwigBoltzmann Institute for Consequences of War is looking for testimonies and records to document thehistory…
New Article: Western Countries leave children of ISIS in Syrian camps
Article in the New York times. Headline The children are living in squalid detention camps lacking schools, health care and clean water, and where disease and jihadist ideology are rampant.…
New Podcast with Prof. Dr. Mochmann
“Zum Internationalen Tag der Frauen sprachen wir mit Frau Prof. Dr. Mochmann über die vergessenen Opfer sexualisierter Gewalt: die Kinder des Krieges." To listen to the podcast, please see here.
New Article: “Die Zukunft der Kinder des IS”
“Sieben Forderungen von und für die yezidische Gemeinschaft” For more information, please see here (article in German, English and Arabic).
Discussion: Fulfilling the SDGs for Hidden and Vulnerable Populations
“Join a discussion on the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for hidden and vulnerable populations in post-conflict situations. It will focus on women exposed to sexual violence during…
New Article: Place-making and the everyday lives of children born into the Lord’s Resistance Army
by Beth W. Stewart (2020) in Children's Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2020.1713994 ABSTRACTAfter decades of war in northern Uganda, children born of forced marriage in the rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army…
Book presentation: “Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist unsere Wiege – Eine ostbelgische Geschichte”
Präsentation des Buches: Gerlinda Swillen, Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist unsere Wiege - Eine ostbelgische Geschichte (mit Zeitzeugenberichten von Wehrmachts- und GI-Kriegskindern) Wann? Am Mittwoch, dem 22. Januar 2020, um 19 UhrWo? Amtssitz des…
Archive Posts 2020
Please find below a summary of the posts in 2020. (originally posted at https://www.childrenbornofwar.com/) December 10, 2020 Why These World War II Sex Slaves Are Still Demanding Justice “Narcisa Claveria…
Archive Posts 2019
Please find below a summary of the posts in 2019 November 27, 2019 Speech: "Official Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women" Ajna Jusic's "Forgotten…