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Survivors' stories from Uganda

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.

Dorothea Odongo (80) who survived LRA attack in her village

Dorothea's story: fleeing bullets in Uganda

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, IDP in Lira, northern Uganda

Jasper's story: volunteering after tragedy in Uganda

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.

Alex Otim who has returned to his home

Lira district's story: reviving ghost villages

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.

Girl collecting water

Titus and Irene's story: searching for mum

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.

Mother cooks and breastfeeds her baby in Amunga IDP camp, Lira

Ugandan women face daily struggle

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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