NORTHERN UGANDA, SINCE 2010
EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION
Our History
Around seventy thousand children, between ages 10 and 15, were abducted into the guerrilla militia known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) during its two-decade long insurgency in the northern region of Uganda (1986-2006). The boys were trained to be soldiers and the girls were used as slaves. The LRA would raid villages in the middle of the night and take boys and girls from their families, beat them and tie them all up with ropes and force them to walk long distances carrying looted supplies. Many were forced to kill others, and some were even forced to murder their own family members and/or close friends.
Our Founder/Director
Jane Ekayu
Jane Ekayu worked as a counsellor at the Rachele Rehabilitation Centre in Northern Uganda from 2004-2006 as a trauma therapist for former child soldiers rescued from the Lords’ Resistance Army. After the Rachele centre closed, Jane realized that there was still a great need to keep supporting these boys and girls once they were reunited with their families. The children’s long-term challenges included trauma, lack of education and economic security, physical health complications, and community stigmatization.
OUR LEADERSHIP
iNDEPENDENT GOVERNANCE
CHAIRMAN
Dr. Drake Adupa
Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Master of Medicine from Makerere University. Consultant for Pathfinder International, UNICEF and WHO.
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Betty Engola
International businesswoman and owner of Lira Hotel, politician and long-time supporter of women’s enterprises and development in Northern Uganda.
GENERAL SECRETARY
Otile Patrick
Master’s in Health Services Management from Uganda Martyrs University; Master’s in Public Administration and Management from Kampala International University.
BOARD MEMBER
Jessica Beaudette
Peace Ambassadors’ strategic planning, development, and operations director, working closely with the our Board members to ensure that we achieve our long-term mission and objectives.
BOARD MEMBER
Amber Winn
With 20 years of NPO experience in program development, strategic planning, fiscal management, board development, capacity building, funding, Amber delivers innovative programs and services to support impactful social change.
BOARD MEMBER, LEGAL ADVISOR
Marco Campagna
Marco Campagna is a licensed attorney and a member of the State Bar of California. He practiced law for six years at Berliner Cohen, one of the largest and oldest law firms in San Jose, California, in healthcare, public agencies and nonprofits etc.
