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This is Ajot Alice. She is 30 years old and spent 4 years in captivity with the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) a rebel group which has caused immense suffering in Northern Uganda. When she was captured both her husband and two children were killed by the rebels. During her time in captivity she was forced to participate in combat and lived as the forced wife of one of the commanders. She gave birth to two children in captivity. She is currently taking care of 7 children, 4 of her own and 3 orphans.
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This is Lalam Consi. Consi is 14 years old and her dream is to become a nurse to be able to help people. When Consi was captured by the LRA at the age of 11 both her parents were killed. She still suffers from wounds she got during fighting but does not have enough funds to go to a hospital to get treatment. She is currently in grade 6 and hopes to be able to continue her education if she can get support to cover school fees.
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This is Orchola Ray. She is an old grandma taking care of 17 orphaned children: some are orphans due to AIDS while others had their parents killed by the rebels. Mama Ray is an amazing woman who works very hard to take care of all these children. She recently got a loan of from a local organization to be able to start a small business selling vegetables to help increase her income
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Lucy is a widow due to AIDS and she herself is HIV positive. Lucy takes care of 5 children and her main concern is to be able to keep them in school. Lucy joined a grassroots group of women called Candegmin (translated as, ‘poverty does not want you to be a fool’). Through this group she was able to secure a loan of $7.50. With this money she bought seeds to grow vegetables for sale. She is very grateful for this opportunity as it means she does not have to spend all her time in the quarry where she had been crushing stones with a hammer to secure an income. |
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