(written by an ILA staff member, names and images changed to protect identity) “When I was 16 years old, the rebels came to our village. I was raped by two men. I was left in a lot of pain. That experience created so much pain, bitterness and hatred towards men. …
Changing The Story – From rejected & broken to redeemed & changed. Elizabeth is a 17 year old girl who has been exploited in the sex industry. l was taken away from my mother when I was 4 years old by my father. He told me that he was…
written by Helen in mid Feb. I’ve recently spent a few very memorable days with the team from I Live Again Uganda (ILA), up at their most northerly programme in the Lamwo refugee settlement. ILA have a wonderful team of trauma counsellors who go up to the settlement every week,…
The following story is written by one of the ILA team in Uganda. Names have been changed and the photo is from general stock, to protect identity. ILA is a partner of CRED Foundation, and this story shows yet again just how life-transforming is their work. Jacob’s story: While our…
I Live Again Uganda (ILA) have recently been conducting a series of workshops in a rural Acholi community with a large group of Pastors and Ministry Leaders. The workshops have helped to equip the leaders to support their community members more effectively with regard to trauma counselling and mental health.…
Esther came to Uganda in 2017 due to the conflict in South Sudan. She remembers the exact night that the rebels came and attacked her village. It was that terrifying night that 5 of her brothers were killed. She was beaten, raped and left to die. “I was in terrible…
I Live Again Uganda is one of CRED’s partners in Uganda, and is located in the north of the country. It was founded by Benson Ocen and his wife Ruth, to provide a source of trauma counselling to the many traumatised victims of the war with the Lords Resistance Army…
While many parts of the world are reopening, Uganda has closed up due to the rapid and alarming increase of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the country. The spread of the virus as well as the strict lockdown measures implemented to stop the spread, are having damaging effects on Refugees,…
I Live Again – Uganda (ILA) is a non-profit organisation birthed and based in the northern region of Uganda. Founded by Benson Ocen in the aftermath of the horrific war that ravaged the area in the 1980’s – 2006, it has four key strands that underpin all aspects of its…
When CRED responded to the request from ILA for funds to purchase sanitation products during the Covid lockdown period, no-one had a full realisation of quite how broad the impact of that soap would be. The plan was to use the distribution of the soap, plus face masks and hand…
