Uganda
A twenty-year conflict deprived millions of Ugandans of the chance to work or attend school. But today, hopes for peace bring new opportunities for children like 14-year-old Bosco.
Over the past two decades, Uganda's civil war forced hundreds of thousands of families to flee their homes and way of life — at the zenith of the violence, more than 1.6 million people were displaced. With peace now on the horizon, Mercy Corps is helping them on their road home through agricultural and economic programs that rebuild villages and lives.
Special Report: Generations of Displacement ›
Blog Post: The tenuous return ›
While many long-displaced Acholi people have returned home to their pre-war villages, the return is not always easy.
Blog Post: What is public health? ›
My view of improving peoples' health used to be so narrow. Like any good learning experience, my time in Uganda has helped me better understand the complexities of life.
Blog Post: Seeing the work first hand ›
It is one thing to read all about the work of an organization. It is something entirely different to see it with your own eyes. It is inspirational.
Blog Post: A once-tragic setting for peace dialogues ›
Once a site of great tragedy, the village of Lampono, Uganda is now a place where people from two contentious ethnic groups gather to talk about peace.
Blog Post: The resilence of children ›
Life isn't easy in northern Uganda. Yet the children of the Acholi and Karamojong people are still resilient. They still smile.
Blog Post: Finding a voice in northern Uganda ›
Through Mercy Corps' Pader Peace Program, Ugandans who were once bruised by conflict and battered by neglect are engaging in collaborative dialogue that finally gives them a voice.
Seeds of Sunshine ›
Alex Odongo is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After decades of an insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army — a rebel group defined by its brutal tactics, which often targeted civilians — that left the country ravaged and its people nearly hopeless, the sun is beginning to shine again in northern Uganda.
Blog Post: Working on a road to hope ›
They say if you want something done you must do it yourself — and that is exactly what Grace Awor is doing for her village of Lamoi, Uganda.
Blog Post: Forgiveness ›
Over the weekend, I paid attention to news of rioting in Uganda — but now am thinking about what happens in the aftermath of violence.
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