Okuli Wilfred grinned as he strolled side-by-side with his father Uma. Wilfred had just finished an interview with a local journalist and was now walking to join his fellow graduates of the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP).

Okuli Wilfred (right) and his father at the Legacy Scholarship Program graduation celebration.

Okuli Wilfred (right) and his father at the Legacy Scholarship Program graduation celebration.

Wilfred completed his degree in education from Gulu University earlier this year. He is a member of a group of 36 recent university graduates of LSP, part of a class chock-full of future social workers, development professionals, teachers, accountants, administrators, pharmacists, agriculturalists, IT experts and more, graduating from different universities but with the same support from Invisible Children.

The graduates, their families and friends, Invisible Children staff and a number of special guests came together to celebrate the students’ achievements. The students were challenged to continue working hard and to be willing to work their ways up professionally and to continue developing their skill sets in order to achieve the success they hope for.

“You people are now very educated,” said Richard Mark Ochaka, LSP mentor and the event’s emcee. “You have the creative spark in you that will be very exciting to see.”

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Olabo Joseph (second from right) dances with fellow graduates during the celebration.

When Olabo Joseph, one of the graduates, shared his remarks with the group he emphasized that these students are “among the lucky ones.” With their degrees in hand, they can take advantage of what they have learned and become agents of change within their communities and beyond.

“Go and leave a legacy,” he said. “We were in need and we were helped.”

Collines Angwech, a graduate of Gulu University in development studies and former roadie with Invisible Children, encouraged her fellow graduates to ask “how can I help?” as they continue to grow professionally.

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Collines (pictured left) with university mentor Stella (pictured right).

“We need a generation of people who will be activists on individual levels. I am proud to say that we are action-oriented citizens. We will always be the role models and mentors you have taught us to be,” she said.

The day’s programming also included a community-oriented lunch with the attendees, traditional Acholi dance performances and special awards for the highest performing students.

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