Uganda
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Over the past two decades, Uganda's civil war forced hundreds of thousands of families to flee their homes and way of life — at the zenith of the violence, more than 1.6 million people were displaced. With peace now on the horizon, Mercy Corps is helping them on their road home through agricultural and economic programmes that rebuild villages and lives.
Special Report: Generations of Displacement ›
Over two decades, nearly two million people were trapped by war in displacement camps. With peace at hand, they're reclaiming their homes, the land and their lives.
Strengthening Our Ability to Promote Stability ›
Topics: Citizen Involvement, Civil Society, Economic Development, Peaceful Change, Social Innovations
In an unpredictable world characterized by increasing social, economic and political complexity, good intentions are not enough to ensure sustainable peace and development.
Blog Post: The tenuous return ›
Topics: Rural, Peaceful Change, Displacement, Agriculture
While many long-displaced Acholi people have returned home to their pre-war villages, the return is not always easy.
Blog Post: What is public health? ›
Topics: Rural, Livelihoods, Health, Food/Nutrition, Education
My view of improving peoples' health used to be so narrow. Like any good learning experience, my time in Uganda has helped me better understand the complexities of life.
Blog Post: Seeing the work first hand ›
Topics: Youth, Sports, Rural, Peaceful Change, Livelihoods, Food/Nutrition, Displacement, Citizen Involvement, Agriculture
It is one thing to read all about the work of an organisation. It is something entirely different to see it with your own eyes. It is inspirational.
Blog Post: A once-tragic setting for peace dialogues ›
Topics: Rural, Peaceful Change
Once a site of great tragedy, the village of Lampono, Uganda is now a place where people from two contentious ethnic groups gather to talk about peace.
Blog Post: The resilence of children ›
Topics: Youth, Rural, Hunger, Food/Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Climate Change, Children
Life isn't easy in northern Uganda. Yet the children of the Acholi and Karamojong people are still resilient. They still smile.
Blog Post: Finding a voice in northern Uganda ›
Topics: Women's Empowerment, Peaceful Change, Marginalized Groups, Conflict & War, Citizen Involvement
Through Mercy Corps' Pader Peace Programme, Ugandans who were once bruised by conflict and battered by neglect are engaging in collaborative dialogue that finally gives them a voice.
Seeds of Sunshine ›
Topics: Agriculture, Economic Development, Food/Nutrition, Livelihoods, Peaceful Change, Rural
Alex Odongo is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. After decades of an insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army — a rebel group defined by its brutal tactics, which often targeted civilians — that left the country ravaged and its people nearly hopeless, the sun is beginning to shine again in northern Uganda.
Blog Post: Working on a road to hope ›
Topics: Rural, Peaceful Change, Livelihoods, Conflict & War, Citizen Involvement
They say if you want something done you must do it yourself — and that is exactly what Grace Awor is doing for her village of Lamoi, Uganda.
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