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Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of ones still missing. “I lost two of my sons to the Lord’s Resistance Army,” said Odong Santos. Okello Denis, 16 and Odong Francis, 13 were abducted in 1997. Denis was in his […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. One evening in 1997, the Lord’s Resistance Army attacked a home in Gulu District, leaving the family devastated. Two of the sons, Odong Martin, 19, and Oryem Simon, 18, […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Ojok Patrick was abducted by the LRA in 2000, when he was 11 years old. His mother, Ajok Helen, remembers him being hardworking and passionate about everything he did. […]

Click to help fund the safe escape and rehabilitation of abducted child soldiers For the past 27 years, Joseph Kony has kidnapped children from their homes and forced them to fight in his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). But in an army comprised mostly of soldiers who did not voluntarily choose to fight, how do Kony […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. It was on the 10th of October, 1999, that Okidi Charles had dinner with his son Opii Christopher for the last time. At the age of 14, Christopher was […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army contribute to hundreds of missing children in central Africa each year. This is a story of one still missing. Akello Rosemary’s first born was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in September of 2002. He was only 12 years old and studying at Layibi Central. Rosemary was living with […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Ojara Alex lost his 19-year-old son to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in 2001. Olum Thomas was at their farm on that fateful day. “My son was a calm, […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Okera Richard’s older brother, Ocitti Geoffrey, was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in 1991. Geoffrey was 17 years old then. “He had left home with one of our […]

UPDATE — On September 10, nine days after the reported abduction of 55 people in CAR, it has been confirmed that 53 of those people were released from LRA captivity. A fact-finding mission organized by local authorities confirmed both the initial abduction and the report of the 53 released victims. The two abductees who did […]