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Northern Uganda - Education for Girls
Civil war has ravaged Uganda for over 20 years, making it one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. The fighting has primarily been between government forces the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA is a paramilitary group that has been accused of mass violations of human rights, including murder, torture, rape, mutilation, abduction and the widespread use of child soldiers. The United Nations estimates that over 25,000 children have been kidnapped since the conflict began.
War Child Canada is working to increase access to education in the Acholi region of northern Uganda. The project is targeted at child-mothers – many of whom were abducted and forced in sexual servitude by the LRA. War Child Canada is helping these young women reintegrate into their communities, despite the enormous challenges they face.
The Girl’s Education Initiative has provided child mothers with scholarships, school materials and support for their dependents. War Child Canada believes that providing an education for child mothers helps to curb the cycle of poverty. By reaching out to one child mother, we are able to help her children and siblings. It is an opportunity that these children would otherwise never get.
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