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Uganda: Refugee for Two Decades Recruits Child Soldiers to Build Peace
allAfrica, 1 July 2019
The Founder and Executive Director for African Youth Initiative Network, Victor Ochen, was born in northern Uganda, and spent 21 years as a refugee. He transformed his experiences… Read more »
'For Sustainable Peace, We Need to Go Beyond the Enemy Line'
Victor Ochen, the Founder and Executive Director of the African Youth Initiative Network, tells AllAfrica how his campaign against the recruitment of child soldiers amid the war in South Sudan helped over 2,000 millitia groups put down their arms and walk away to join other refugees in Uganda. See Part 1: 'Uprooting the Seeds of Conflict & Violence Key to Peacebuilding'. AllAfrica's reporting on peacebuilding is supported by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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2 July 2019
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Victor Ochen, Founder & Executive Director for African Youth Initiative Network, on Peacebuilding (Part 2)
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Victor Ochen is the Founder and Executive Director for African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET). He was born in northern Uganda, he spent 21 ... see more »
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For many years, Uganda suffered internal conflict and regional turmoil that undermined the country's prospects for development, stability and prosperity. Victor Ochen, the ... Read more »
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As part of AllAfrica's ongoing examination of peacebuilding, in collaboration with African media partners, researchers and research organizations, we spoke to Shuvai Busuman ... Read more »
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