The Cost of Human Life: Fighting for Freedom

This week, the Mavens Team meets up with Former Commander, U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Oehlerich, the co-founder of Lobo Institute. Dedicating his life to serving and protecting the United States, Oehlerich has played a key role in many confidential operations across Kenya, Yemen and other countries. Founding Lobo Institute with fellow co-founder Michael Patrick Mulroy, the pair has focused their project on curating a variety of experienced minds in the field of war, coming together to help solve major crises around the world, with a particular emphasis on ending child soldiering. With the Mavens, Oehlerich discusses his background, Lobo Institute’s current efforts and how they're bringing former child soldiers back into society, the wide variety of locations where they face these problems and the importance Mothers have in helping these poor children. “A lot of times the male figure is gone, but the Mothers are the ones reinforcing either the messages of extremism or the mothers are the ones trying to find ways to get the kids education of some sort” Oehlerich explains Tune in to Global Crisis Watch on Media Mavens Podcast on June 9th as we speak with both Eric Oehlerich and Mick Mulroy how people around the world are working to save child soldiers!