One of the teachers at Galaxy school in Uganda recently invited some members of the Acholi community to come to the school and meet pupils of the ‘jewellery club’. The students learned from the Acholi women how to make paper beads, and then how to turn them into pieces of…
(written by Helen) The day that I visited my friends in Acholi Quarters, it rained. And when I say it rained, I mean it really rained. Overall, for just over an hour, but really intense for at least 30 minutes, and by the time it had finished, the dirt roads…
(written by ILA staff) Guess what? Sweet little Joy is living the dream in her new home!It’s all thanks to some incredibly generous donors that she, her mom Cristine, and her siblings now have a BRAND NEW HOME!Talk about a thrilling day! Not just for this radiant family who lived…
spoken by Aber Betty (name changed) and transcribed by ILA staff I am 42 years old. My mother died when I was 2 years old and I was left under the care of my grandmother. She took me to Acholi Quarter in the year 1987 when I was only 5…
On some previous visits with the Acholi community in the past year, I (Helen) have sat with Harriet, Miriam and some of the other women as they have shared their hopes and dreams for setting up small businesses to earn a bit of income in a way that doesn’t include…
The children from Acholi Quarters that we give support to through the Hopeful Haven programme and through tuition fees support were recently invited to take part in a Christmas card competition. The aim was for them to design a card that can then be printed up and used to send…
written by ILA staff We are so thankful for individuals and church partners that have generously given towards the resettlement of two families this month! They left the northern region of the country due to civil war led by Joseph Kony. Both of these families have been displaced for more…
Members of the Lubanga Ber group in Acholi Quarters recently had a very informative training session on how to make briquettes as a form of lower carbon, longer-burning fuel. Most of the group currently rely on charcoal as their fuel source for cooking, and the cost has gone up significantly…
Here is the audio from an interview that Helen did with Francis Ocira who heads up the resettlement program for I Live Again Uganda. Enjoy hearing more about the realities of the program and the processes that ILA goes through with the family prior to being resettled. As a result…
In 2008, Benson Ocen founded I Live Again Uganda in response to a desperate need for trauma counselling support, community rebuilding, and discipleship amongst those who had been so deeply traumatised by the brutal atrocities that occured during the Lords Resistance Army reign of terror. 16 years on, and ILA…
