Reunite Joseph with his mum in our online game

One morning five years ago, 16-year-old Joseph’s village in Northern Uganda was attacked and his father and sister were killed. Hundreds of people from nearby towns and villages fled the violence and, in the chaos, Joseph lost sight of his mother. He had to keep walking until he found safety in a camp for displaced people but he never stopped looking for her.

This story is based on tragic events that have happened to real people in any number of conflicts around the world. Joseph’s story forms the basis of an online game, called Traces of Hope, developed by the British Red Cross as part of Civilians and Conflict Month in October 2008.

Time is running out to reunite Joseph with his mother – only you can help him by playing Traces of Hope.

Promoting the game

You can help promote Traces of Hope through your Facebook profiles. For example, you can change your status to “[Name] is wondering what www.TracesofHope.com is”, post a message on your wall or to your friends asking them to help Joseph by visiting the Traces of Hope website, or upload the first Traces of Hope video to your profile page.

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