Returning Home Again: Displacement and Renewal in Northern Uganda
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Audio Slideshow | Posted Feb 26, 2009
Program: Exposure
Jeff Beers
The 22-year long conflict with the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda has resulted in the displacement of well over a million Acholi people from their homes, forcing them into cramped “protected villages” where many have lived for the duration of the war. Now, with a ceasefire in place, many Acholi are returning home again, and working to restart the cycle of tradition and sustenance farming that has defined their culture for generations. However, after over twenty difficult years away, a question arises: what ‘home’ will the Acholi be returning to?
The 22-year long conflict with the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda has resulted in the displacement of well over a million Acholi people from their homes, forcing them into cramped “protected villages” where many have lived for the duration of the war. Now, with a ceasefire in place, many Acholi are returning home again, and working to restart the cycle of tradition and sustenance farming that has defined their culture for generations. However, after over twenty difficult years away, a question arises: what ‘home’ will the Acholi be returning to?