LRA Project Aru Diocese

Anglican Aid: Who we are and how you can get involved

•The Community Care Fund•The Overseas Ministry Fund•The Overseas Relief and Aid Fund

http://anglicanaid.org.au/overseasdevelopment

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• The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony have been active for many years have been attacking civilians•They have kidnapped children, raped many women and girls and killed people•Late last year the number of attacks again increased particularly on the outlying areas•Many homes have been damaged and people’s property has been stolen

•Many people are traumatised because of the things they have experienced or seen•Women are having unwanted pregnancies•People are moving into the centres of the town- placing stress on the land, food and medicine available•Due to the lack of food many people are experiencing malnutrition•Some in the host community resent the fact that the displaced people are there, causing tensions between the two groups•People are fearing to return to their homes because there is still insecurity•Those who do return home have nothing left with which to rebuild their lives•Children are not attending school due to the trauma they have faced and because there is a lack of resources

These children were displaced from their village by the LRA and some of them saw their parents murdered

This man was a member of the LRA and decided to surrender so he could be reunited with his family

The woman in this photo was kidnapped by the LRA and was forced to marry one of the soldiers

“My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I urge you to be prayerful among yourselves and even for those who are suffering from many different difficulties.”

Mbiase Azien

LRA Project Aru Diocese-

•Trauma Counselling Workshops•Agricultural Training•First Aid•Food•Clothes•Micro-credit