News
January 2010
PFAI is excited to announce the commencement of our two new projects in Pader, the Women's Governance and Peacebuilding Project and the Youth Empowerment Project. Help us ensure the sucess of these projects and donate today!
October 2009
Year in review. This past year has been one of the busiest in PFAI's history. Click here to view PFAI's 2009 Annual Report.
September 21, 2009
Happy International Day of Peace! What does peace mean to you? Add your thoughts to our Peace Forum.
September 2009
It's been a busy summer. Check out our Autumn 2009 newsletter. Click here.
July 2009
This summer, 7 students from Wilfrid Laurier University came to Arua, Uganda as interns. As a joint project between Laurier’s PFAI Chapter and the campus group Future of Africa, the students gained first hand experience creating and implementing projects, as well as a better understanding of what working with a grassroots NGO in rural Uganda is like.
Strong focus on Pader District
PFAI began working in northern Uganda in 2007 just as the conflict was ending, the time when most NGOs were pulling out. PFAI realized that without outside support and focused post-conflict programs, the region could easily slip back into conflict.
Just because conflict has ended, doesn’t mean the need isn’t there.
Pader District, for example, is still struggling with extreme poverty, trauma, and a severely diminished capacity to develop. It was the site of some of the most severe fighting, but also relatively unsupported by government forces. Many would argue it was therefore the hardest hit by the conflict.
But it is also one of the areas where there are still few NGOs and little government support for development, making a top priority for PFAI.
PFAI won’t let the people of Pader be left behind. We believe in seeing our projects through to the end before moving on to other areas. We feel it is the most responsible way to engage in development work.
Help us keep our Pader projects going. Please donate today.
For information on donating, please click here.
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