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…
When Joyce’s baby twin daughters died within 2 weeks of each early in 2023, Joyce felt as though her world had caved in. She still had her sons, who were then age 4 and 6, but the trauma of losing the girls was, not surprisingly, huge. After a time, she…
Amaro Brenda (in the white) and Lamunu Rhona (in the black) are both from Acholi Quarters. They are both 20 years old, and both completed their secondary education in December 2022. Since then neither of them have been able to find any employment, and were feeling very despairing of the…
Pupils from the top class of Kids Joy nursery school recently enjoyed their moment in the spotlight as they donned gowns and mortar boards for their graduation ceremony ahead of progressing to primary school. The nursery school, which is part of the Nkuru College campus in rural Mityana, Uganda, celebrated…
At Nkuru Vocational Training College, the majority of the students attend for two years to learn a vocational skill from scratch. The four main vocational skills on offer are: catering, construction, fashion and design, and hair and beauty. The nature of the qualification means that at the end of the…
Vanessa is 9 yrs old and lives in Acholi Quarters with her mum, her grandmother, 3 younger siblings, and 4 cousins. Her father died last year, and the mother of the cousins (Vanessa’s maternal aunt) is also deceased. Vanessa used to go to school. She was in P3 when her…
Students from all the year groups at Kids Joy nursery and primary, plus the Nkuru college students, joined with other members of the local community recently to take part in a 7km fun run to raise money for the Namutamba Children’s Rehabilitation Centre. Namutamba is a nearby charitable organisation that…
The Nkuru vocational college in Uganda, headed by college director John Njendahayo, has had a bumper crop of vegetables this year, including some huge cauliflowers and lots of pumpkins. In fact, they had so many that they have been able to give some of their harvest away to local residents…
