In the middle of every societal conflicts and tragedies are always the children, whose future is affected and seriously jeopardized. Take the case of Northern Uganda where the children have been abducted and turned into child soldiers or sex slaves and forced into a life of servitude by the rebels; those returning from the bush have been traumatized and gruesomely brainwashed; thousands have lost parents or guardians directly or indirectly due to the war and remain without caregivers. Other than the war,in many parts of the world several children are abandoned and their lives left at the mercy of good Samaritans. Child sacrifice which destroys the Rights of children to life has become a rampant practice. These are just a few cases of the plights of these innocent souls. Definitely a child faced with any of such situations feels hopeless,unloved,unprotected, uncared for,bitter and above all lacks the basic needs of life, namely: food, shelter, clothing and health care.
It is against this background and some deeply moving personal stories told by some children particularly those from war affected Northern Uganda Region and those who lost their parents in the HIV/AIDS epidemics, that I feel these children should be afforded better living conditions in life to restore hope for their future and the future of the community as a whole. In this blog we shall be discussing how best you and I can work together to rehabilitate these traumatized and neglected children; by giving them love, hope,care,security and where possible provide for their basic needs as mentioned above.Needless to mention however is the fact that the targeted children in this blog are those from Northern Uganda where many of them have never known what it is like to live in a decent home, having been born in the IDPs ( Internally Displaced Camps).
This however does not restrict us from recognizing and sharing views about other children from other parts of the world affected by other plights. Please feel free to share your love, experiences, suggestions,comments,complaints and any helpful issue towards the children.
You are Most welcome!
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