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From 2002-2010, the British Red Cross supported the Ugandan Red Cross relief and recovery operation in northern Uganda, helping people recover and rebuild their shattered lives. The needs were huge, as people had lost everything during the conflict.
Grandmother Dorothea Odongo fled her village in northern Uganda when it was attacked. She spent years in a camp for displaced people but is back home cultivating her land now.
Jasper Omila fled his village when the Lord’s Resistance Army attacked. He escaped uninjured but his father was mutilated. Jasper became a volunteer in his displacement camp.
Thousands of people fled Lira district in northern Uganda in 2003 after an upsurge in violence. Now they are returning and the Red Cross is helping them settle in.
Titus and Irene Ogweng's mother left Uganda years ago, and the rest of their family was brutally murdered in the conflict. The Red Cross has been searching for their mum.
Women in displacement camps in northern Uganda face violence on a daily basis. Find out how the Red Cross has worked to address gender-based violence.
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