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The red-roofed buildings of Keyo Secondary School are situated high on a hill with a sweeping view of the surrounding scenery. It’s a peaceful atmosphere – making it hard to believe that the school was forced to leave its campus as a result of the LRA conflict not long ago. Keyo is a classic example […]

Leonard Oloya was seated on a bench underneath a large jackfruit tree. His grandparents sat on either side of him and all three were engaged in conversation with Richard Mark Ochaka, Leonard’s mentor from the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP). Just last week, one would not have found Leonard at home. Instead, he was sitting for […]

The seamstresses at Mend have been engaging in an emotional literacy lessons called Knowledge of Behavior and Self (KOBS). KOBS is intended to empower the ladies with a better understanding of themselves and their relationships with others. Since all of the women at Mend were affected by the LRA conflict during their adolescence and early […]

The multipurpose hall at Gulu Secondary School, a Schools for Schools project, stands close to completion. Typically, assemblies at Gulu SS are held outside because the student population is so large. The new hall, which was being used for exams earlier this week, will be able to hold close to 1,000 students.

Let’s talk about being in the right place at the right time. Back in July, even before my arrival in Uganda, I almost booked a trip to Kenya for early November. I was thrilled for the opportunity to travel with friends who are also working in east Africa, but something did not feel quite right. […]

Seeing a cow, a sports car and a soccer player interacting harmoniously is not a typical site. Unless one is looking at the walls of the World Vision Uganda Children of War Rehabilitation center in Gulu, Uganda. Art therapy has proven to be an incredibly effective method of counseling for youth who have and are […]

A beautiful evening in Gulu, Uganda.

As Richard Nyeko stood at the front of the room holding a large swath of purple fabric, he used the measuring tape draped around his neck to demonstrate the width of various types of folds. Even though the sewing machines were quiet and the quality control table stood empty for a time, the ladies of […]

Hands were raised and laughter spewed forth from beneath a large tree on Gulu University’s Main Campus. It’s a typical sight for any morning on campus, as students were sprawled across the lawn and gathering together between lectures. But this particular group has special meaning to Invisible Children Uganda. The students, part of the Legacy […]

John B. “Lacambel” Oryema has become something of a household figure in northern Uganda, especially when it comes to the role radio plays in encouraging and facilitating the peaceful surrender of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) combatants. In fact, he’s a household figure in name and in voice, as the host of the radio program “Dwog Paco,” […]