By Geoffrey Omony, Goldin Global Fellow, Uganda In Acholi, song and dance are fundamental parts of cultural heritage. They are used to retell important historical events as well as critique… Continue reading YOLRED Hosts Annual Cultural Celebration to Promote Healing
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It is Never Too Late to Learn
YOLRED Host Celebration for 12 Never Late Graduates Like the famous Chinese Proverb states: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” On July 20, 2019, at… Continue reading It is Never Too Late to Learn
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Celebrating the First Anniversary of YOLRED
Greetings from Gulu, Uganda! On behalf of my colleagues here at Youth Leaders for Restoration and Development (YOLRED), I’m happy to share an update to our partners around the world.… Continue reading Celebrating the First Anniversary of YOLRED
YOLRED: Now Open for Business
On behalf of my team here at YOLRED, I am proud to announce that we have opened our first official office in Gulu, Northern Uganda. This is the latest exciting… Continue reading YOLRED: Now Open for Business
Former Child Soldiers in Uganda take the Lead
by Jimmie Briggs, Goldin Institute Board of Advisors For nearly three decades starting in the late 1980’s, over 60,000 girls and boys in Northern Uganda were forcibly conscripted into fighting… Continue reading Former Child Soldiers in Uganda take the Lead
Follow Along as Former Child Soldiers Launch Reintegration Organization
August 27th Update: I am pleased to announce that YOLRED, the first platform for Child soldier reintegration and rehabilitation in Africa that is owned and run by the former combatants… Continue reading Follow Along as Former Child Soldiers Launch Reintegration Organization
A Call for Proper Justice
Our Executive Director, Travis Rejman recently wrote this editorial in the Huffington Post calling for the right justice to be considered in the case against Dominic Ongwen. Ongwen has received… Continue reading A Call for Proper Justice
Alone and Frightened: A Summary of our Report
In the discussions about disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of children used as soldiers in the conflict in Northern Uganda, the voices and perspectives of former child soldiers themselves have too… Continue reading Alone and Frightened: A Summary of our Report
Colombia Brings Reconciliation Methods to Uganda
In the tradition of the Goldin Institute’s Forgiveness and Reconciliation Project, and utilizing the ESPERE methodology developed with our colleagues in Colombia, our efforts towards building child soldier reintegration continues… Continue reading Colombia Brings Reconciliation Methods to Uganda