In mid-March Olara Otunnu, former under-secretary general to the U.N. and former special representative for Children in Armed Conflict, came to the University of Delaware and delivered his speech “Breaking the Silence, Ending a Genocide.” One student in particular, Sarah Graham, was so inspired that she announced in the next class that she wanted to write a letter to Delaware representative, Senator Biden, telling him that she was aware of the 20 year conflict and that she wanted him to do something about it.

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Mother's Day is a special opportunity for each of us to thank our mother for the life and love she has given to us. However, in northern Uganda this universal bond between mother and child has been tragically severed by war. 30,000 children have been abducted by the LRA, 35,000 are forced to "night commute", and hundreds of thousands more suffer from disease and malnutrition in IDP camps. Participate in Uganda-CAN's Mother's Day Campaign by donating to northern Uganda peace advocacy, giving a Uganda-CAN Mother's Day card to your mother, and sending a Uganda-CAN Mother's Day letter to First Lady Laura Bush urging her to take action to end the war. This Mother’s Day, let's redouble our efforts to give the mothers of northern Uganda the greatest possible gift: the safe return of their children.

A recent article in Knoxville's Metro Pulse tells of how students in the area have gotten involved with northern Uganda peace advocacy through Invisible Children and Uganda-CAN. UT student Moan Sheth, who started a local chapter of Uganda-CAN, says, “What makes me optimistic is that almost every single person who sees [Invisible Children] asks me directly what they can do to help.... Even though this is a nightmarish scenario, there’s passion.”

Oroma Gladys N., Uganda-CAN correspondent in Gulu town, reports -

The World Food Programme in northern Uganda has reported that the number of children suffering from malnutrition in Pader and Kitgum districts is still very high even though it has been reduced in Gulu district. Amolat Pedro of the WFP in Gulu said that the reduction in the rate of malnutrition in Gulu is a result of the improving security situation in Gulu district which has enabled the people to cultivate nutritious foods. He also said that the high rates in Pader and Kitgum districts are due to continued fighting and high rates of poverty.

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