Susan A – Surgery Gives Victim a Second Chance at School Eight-year old Susan Akello was living with her family in the refugee camp of Lapono when it was attacked by the LRA in 2005.“The Lord Resistance Army came into the camp, abducted some people, and burned the houses”, Susan testified to AYINET counselors. “One night, I was with my…
Medical Treatment Relieves Suffering of Elderly LRA Victim In 2000, Maurice O and his family fled their village and settled in a refugee camp in the sub-county of Adilang, seeking safety from LRA fighters.A few years later, then 61 years old, returned to his village to tend to the trees he had planted before he left. “I was going to…
Lillian A – Seven Years Later, Surgery Helps Woman Support her Family After surviving an LRA attack in 2005, Lillian Apio faced a harrowing struggle to rebuild her life.Shortly after Apio and her family returned to their village from an IDP camp, they were attacked in the middle of the night by LRA soldiers, who locked them inside their thatch…
Jacob O – Left For dead, widower’s reconstructive surgery changes his life After Jacob O's wife and only daughter were abducted and killed by the LRA in 2002, Jacob was left alone to care for his two sons. A year later, Jacob left his refugee camp in search of food and was captured by the LRA and integrated into the…
Remedies and Redress to Victims of Sexual Violence Janet (name changed for confidentiality) was 17 years when she was abducted by the rebels of the Lord Resistance Army in northern Uganda. “I went toward my house, and as soon as I got closer to the door I saw rebels who had encircled my home and guarding their commander who was…
My Life Awakened Apiyo sarah (not her real names) was abducted in 1997 and returned in 2005, a few month after her abduction , Apiyo’s elder sister and step brother fell in a trap of the rebels while they found their way to town, Apiyo’s sister was sexually abused , beaten and left for dead while her step brother was…
My Life given back Mary Agenorwot 24 her arm that still has a bullet stuck in and left are Jewelry made by Mary for sell.Mary Agenorwot (not her real name) is a member in one of the groups in Gulu supported by AYINET; she now lives life normally and socializes easily without worries “because I have my life given back” Mary …
Youth Leadership promoting peaceful conflict resolution Twenty-six year old Okeng Martin, a resident of Ngetta Subcounty, Lira District, dropped out of school in lower primary due to the the LRA insurgencies. He feared being killed like his parents or abducted like his relatives. As the eldest in his family, at 13 years, he took up the responsibilities of taking care…
Young war victim trades wounds and scars for hope and inspiration Ogwal Isaac, 12 from Agago District is wounded at a tender age. But throughout the course of his life, he is to undergo a lot of stigma and torture owing to his maimed nature. Isaac, like many of his friends, relatives and village mates are victims to the two…
Child abductee overcomes haunting past Betty (not real names) is a mother of six, 35 years and a resident of Paluti Parish in Agago district. At 16 years of age she was abducted and later after escaping to live in a camp, she was still shot by the same LRA rebels that attacked that IDP camp leaving her with a…
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