I have been researching the IDP camp situation on the internet, because while I was in Africa, we heard rumors that they were going to try and close all the camps by September. Well, since then, that has been moved to the end of year (I'm praying it will get bumped again, and therefore I'll see the children when I go back in January/Feburary time.) Well, during my research, I've stumbled upon some other interesting facts as well... like... Gulu, Uganda is currently in a "highly food insecure" status, and several other northern districts, as opposed to the rest of Uganda...
I've attached a blurb from an article I found:
A WFP food security needs assessment determined that
1,022,285 people in northernUganda(Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum,
and Paderdistricts) are highly food insecure. InAugust, the
agencybegandistributingaonemonth,onetimefoodration
at50percentoftherecommendeddailyrequirement.
I also discovered that Congo is now in the worst state ever... the LRA is continuing their attacks on the Congolese, and have now displaced over 500,000 people, 125,000 in the last 3 weeks along. This is ridiculous. Joseph Kony has to be stopped.
* There have been increasing, though unconfirmed, reports that the Sudanese military has renewed its support to LRA forces and other militias operating in South Sudan, possibly with the intention of destabilizing the region ahead of upcoming national elections and a South Sudan referendum on independece....
When you read about the blurb above, it's so irritating that people don't see that this is a genocide taking place. The LRA don't need MORE forces, they need their forces to be STOPPED. They kill, kidnap, destroy lives, rape women, brainwash children, rip apart families and don't care. Sudan needs to stop focusing so much on politics, and began focusing on the real issue... and that's Joseph Kony and the LRA.
I decided to purchase some books on the subject and am waiting on them to arrive. I would love to be able to share them, and if you're interested, please let me know and I will ship them to you. The more people know of the situation, the more likely Kony can be stopped. It literally breaks my heart to see these children barely surviving and the target to such horrific crimes.
Please visit http://therescue.invisiblechildren.com/en/#/watch/
I'm warning you though, it'll break your heart... but maybe then, you'll understand why I want so bad to go back and give myself to this community.
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