Our Work In Uganda

Since 1987, Northern Uganda has been terrorized by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group engaged in an armed rebellion against the Ugandan government in one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts.  It is led by Joseph Kony, a self proclaimed spiritual medium.  Kony wishes to establish a state based on his unique religious beliefs.  The LRA has engaged in widespread atrocities mutilation, torture, rape, the abduction of civilians, the use of child soldiers and a number of massacres.

Nearly two million civilians have been forced to flee their homes, living in Internally Displaced Derson (IDP) camps and within the safety of larger settlements, sleeping on street corners and in other public spaces.  Most frequently targeted are the children, abducted as child soldiers, forced laborers or sex slaves.

A 2006 survey of 750 youth in Kitgum and Pader concluded that at least 66,000 youth between the ages of 13 and 30 have been abducted.  Each night, children between the ages of 3 and 17, referred to as "Night Commuters" or "Night Dwellers" walk up to 20 kilometers from IDP camps to larger towns, especially Gulu, in search of safety.

Resplendent Hope is working with it’s partner Pastor Peter Kasirivu to relocate some of the war refugees in these IDP camps back onto their traditional land and homes.

 

Relocate Refugees

Resplendent Hope’s first project in Uganda helped to relocate widows and orphans from a North Ugandan IDP to their historical homes and farms in the community of Soroti.  We provided oxen, seeds, tools, bedding, motorcycles and other supplies which allowed the people to reclaim their former homelands.

In addition, your gifts helped purchase land which will contain a school, church and medical center and provide for the needs of the widows and orphans fleeing the violence of the North.