Actor Nicolas Cage is donating $2 million US to charitable organization Amnesty International to help former child soldiers.

The donation will help support rehabilitation shelters, medical services, and psychological and reintegration programs, reports the BBC.

According to Amnesty, some 300,000 children worldwide — as young as 7 years old — are involved in armed conflicts.

“Think about the nine months it took for your child to be born; think about all the care you put into teaching him how to cross the street and look both ways, or to read a book, or to simply have good manners,” said Cage in a video statement. “Then imagine a warlord dropping a gun into his hand and forcing him to kill someone.”

The actor has been working with Amnesty International USA for two years.

The organization collaborated on the 2005 film “Lord of War,” in which Cage plays an international arms dealer. The film also deals with the terrifying reality of children involved in warfare.






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