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For 20 years, children and their communities across Northern Uganda were terrorised by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group led by Joseph Kony. Having fled Uganda in 2006, Kony received worldwide attention last year when a video about the LRA's atrocities went viral.
At the height of the conflict, most of the population of Northern Uganda -- about 1.5 million people -- were forced to relocate to Government-run camps because it was not safe to stay in their homes, particularly at night. The LRA frequently attacked homes and villages, murdering parents and abducting children.
ChildFund has been working with children and their communities in Northern Uganda for many years. During the conflict, ChildFund responded with programs in some of the worst-affected districts of Pader, Gulu, Lira and Soroti, providing child protection and psychosocial support to thousands of children living in the camps.
In the early years following the crisis, ChildFund focused on reintegrating former child soldiers with their families and communities, as well as promoting the protection and wellbeing of many other children affected by the war.
Now our work has shifted to helping hundreds of families rebuild their lives. You can help support these families by watching and sharing this video, ensuring their stories are heard around the world.
Find out more at http://www.childfund.org.au/news/latest/ChildFund-Australia-launches-Uganda-appeal