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Skilling the girl child through community training centers.

"Children born in extreme poverty are more likely to be malnourished, and unable to go to school, among other consequences."
- Nambozo Christine Mary (17) from Gogonyo training Centre

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Stakeholders recommend new proposals for transitional justice in Northern Uganda.

The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a militant group led by Joseph Kony waged a war of attrition against the government, the people of Uganda ,and nearby countries for more than two decades.
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Putting transformative feminist leadership to action.

Honorable Atim Berna is an elected women representative of Kapujan Subcounty to the District. She is an inspirational leader who not only leads by word of mouth but also by action.

In 2019, Honorable

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Homeless no more

The insurgency related to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in northern Uganda and castle rustling by the neighboring Karamojong tribe had caused a lot of unrest for the people of Katakwi

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How AAIU supported home schooling at the height of the COVID19 pandemic in Uganda.

“My name is Barbra Adong; I am 15 years old in Primary Seven at Aparanga Primary School. I lived with my both parents named Irene Lanyero and Kenedy Ojok in Pajaa village, Pangora Parish, Anaka Sub

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Women economic empowerment as a route to achieving social justice.

Despite women making up the biggest work force in agricultural production and domestic unpaid care work, they still face challenges in accessing equal opportunities in Uganda. Many women especially in

From vulnerability to resilience.

Female refugees have been disproportionately affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 in Uganda, living in densely populated conditions without government support. Yet, as this story indicates, their

The journey of a young man transforming his community through Civic education

24-year-old Abraham Ocole is the youth councilor inKidongole subcounty, Bukedea district. He is also anactivista who has actively participated in and benefitedfrom ActionAid International Uganda’s

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Women's economic empowerment for freedom from Gender Based violence.

Meet Lydia Yapsovekwo (50), a mother of 8 children and resident of Tabakon village, Kitawoi Sub-county Kween district. She is a beneficiary of the women economic empowerment project implemented by

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AAIU provides emergency relied for refugees in settlements.

Following the deep experienced by Uganda’s economy as an after effect of the outbreak of COVID-19, many refugees who had fled conflict in South Sudan, DR Congo and resettled in Uganda had become