Kitgum District Takes Center Stage during Camp Phase-Out - March 2009
As people are leaving camps and returning to their communities in northern Uganda, the government is also returning to provide services after a 20-year hiatus. But first, the local councils, with OTI support, are thanking camp commanders for their service and discussing the way forward on issues facing returnee communities.
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Amuru District Government Delivers at Patira Primary School - March 2009
As displaced families return to their northern Ugandan homes, communities and local governments are working together, with OTI's support, to prioritize rebuilding needs. In Amuru District, Patira once again has a primary school to educate the village's children and prepare them for the future.
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Restoring Local Government Presence in Areas of Return - February 2009
As district and sub-county offices in return areas of Uganda are rebuilt, with the support of OTI, critical infrastructure essential to the government re-establishing its presence and providing services is restored, giving people access to local officials and offering communities a new sense of stability.
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Reconciliation through Dance, Drama and Song - January 2009
Northern Uganda erupted in celebration at the Cultural Gala and Dance Competition, thanks to the local Gulu District government and OTI, as Acholi culture was on show to help build relationships through artistic channels—including music, dance, and drama—among the communities that suffered from the country's armed conflict.
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Healing Rites Promote Returns in Northern Uganda - January 2009
Acholi tribal elders across northern Uganda, working with OTI, are performing traditional cleansing ceremonies and burying the bones of victims of the conflict to pacify spirits so people feel secure in returning to rebuild homes and cultivate fallow lands.
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Village Health Teams Help Curb Spread of Hepatitis E - November 2008
In early 2008, northern Uganda was hit by an outbreak of Hepatitis E, a waterborne viral version of the disease. To address the immediate epidemic, the Gulu District government, with OTI support, mounted a campaign to assist communities in tackling the outbreak and controling its spread.
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Reducing Land-Related Violence in Northern Uganda - October 2008
With the transition to peace currently moving forward, internally displaced persons are leaving camps and returning to their homes. OTI provided support to the Gulu District government as it spearheaded a No Violence on Land campaign.
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Ceremonies Mark Transition to Peacetime Governance - September 2008
To build public confidence in the ability of local government to deliver community services, OTI provided support for two ceremonies that marked the handover of public responsibilities from IDP camp leaders, or "camp commanders," to elected local governments.
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