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Survival after trauma: Lillian's story of healing and living.

On the evening of 8th March 2021, my sister and I had just returned from school when she proposed that we break curfew to go dancing later that night at an on going function in the neighborhood. It

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A bright light at the end of the tunnel for women like Sarapiya.

Women form approximately 1/2 of the world's population, perform 2/3 of the world's working hours, and generate 1/2of the world's agricultural production! In Africa, women do85% of the agricultural

From vulnerability to adaptation:

Ocila Goda is a 70-year-old woman living in Apeleun Village in Katakwi District. She was widowed in 2003and left with the burden of taking care of 11dependents, some of whom were her grandchildren

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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

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