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A Lesson in Peace
Victor Ochen experienced firsthand the devastation caused by the ongoing conflict in Northern Uganda. It is what produced his deep compassion for victims of the conflict. And like those victims, he was looking for answers, for a way out of war. He assumed those answers could be found through peace, so he established the Uganda chapter of the African Youth Initiative Network.
Norah Fuathom had a choice to make. She could succumb to her impossible circumstances or she could try to rise above them. Norah is one of thousands of people whose relatives went missing during the course of conflicts that ravaged Uganda over the last 30 years. In Norah’s case, it was her son. After he was taken, she nearly lost her will to survive. Yet, through the dedicated efforts of AYINET, as well as others, she was able to find her strength and use that strength to help others in similar circumstances.
