Centre for former child soldiers to be officially opened
16 November 2007
The Northern Uganda Youth Development Centre in Gulu District will be opened on 17 November 2007.
President Museveni of Uganda, Secretary-General Don McKinnon, Deputy Secretary-General Florence Mugasha, high level local authorities and other members of the international community will be present.
The Centre targets former child soldiers as well as other victims of Uganda’s civil war and aims to provide them with vocational and life skills to help them rebuild their lives, regain trust in adults and turn into agents for peace in that community.
The project is supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat, with contributions from the Ugandan government, the World Food Programme, the Japanese Government and ARK, the international children’s charity.
[...] Northern Uganda Youth Development Centre – Uganda. A Government of Uganda project located in Gulu district and currently supported with funding from the Commonwealth Secretariat. The project aims to help young people in Northern Uganda reclaim their identity through decent employment and positive living. The project currently targets young people aged 15 to 25 years old in Gulu District and will subsequently expand to cover the Acholi sub-region. [...]
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