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Former LRA abductees trained in fish farming

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Former Lords Resistance Abductees have received free training on fish farming and entrepreneurial skills.  The six months training was conducted from the Community Aquaculture School Gulu, located at Isidoro Farm in Negri Village, Bardege-Layibi Division in Gulu City.  The students were assessed and validated by …

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Parliament receives database on former LRA abductees

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A database of formerly abducted women and children born in captivity has been compiled to ease creation of assistance programs towards victims’ wellbeing. The database which is a compilation of victims from Acholi sub-region was handed over by representatives of civil society, victims and UN …

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3,000 former LRA abductees yet to receive resettlement packages

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of former Lord Resistance Army-LRA abductees in East Acholi and parts of Lango sub-region are yet to receive resettlement package from government. The abductees most of whom were granted amnesty nearly a decade ago were mandated to receive short term resettlement packages to …

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Former LRA abductees in Lango accuse gov’t of neglect

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 former Lord’s Resistance Army -LRA abductees in Lango sub-region are demanding for compensation from the government. The group under their umbrella, Lango Former LRA Captives and Returnees Association notes that most of them are in dire need for help, yet government …

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