Uganda was ravaged by a brutal conflict led by the rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) for two decades. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and more than 1.8 Million Ugandans were forced to leave their homes. As internally displaced people, many lived in refugee camps, sometimes for more than ten years-

Since a ceasefire in 2006, the security situation in northern Uganda has significantly improved, but the return of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is still underway. The German NGO ASB is supporting this return process in the northern districts of Lira and Pader. Our reporters Barbara Gruber and Faridah Bongoley met with humanitarian aid workers, IDPs and recent returnees.

Report: Faridah Bongoley/ Barbara Gruber