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Childhood in War, Blood and Violence

Childhood in War, Blood and Violence

In a country so impacted by war, bloodshed and disease, individual highlights of grief, betrayal, crime, torture, poverty and disease have been put together in this captivating book, Childhood in War, Blood and Violence.

From families torn apart by the war and HIV, friendships brought to an end by death, prison experiences that should never have been and a Uganda severely struck by poverty. We are led to think back to the past in order to appreciate the present.

The stories are a representation of so many children who have suffered during the wars, children who lost their innocence to rape, those whose hearts were made bitter in the face of bloodshed plus those who have dealt with betrayal at such an early age.

However, there are great lessons to learn. We can now live more cautiously; talking to our children about HIV while protecting ourselves from the scourge, leaving limited room for trust in not just friendships but also family members. I hope that after reading these stories, you feel empowered to become a change vessel for the generation to come. Over half of the population of Uganda are children below 15 years; we need to save them from war, bloodshed and violence.

The stories are an illustration of a Uganda that was very unpromising. Therefore today, when we can be away from our homes beyond 6pm, when children have safe swimming pools for pleasure, when you can spend over a year without hearing a gun shot in your vicinity, we are looking at a land full of promise and give thanks to God. If Uganda embraces their motto “For God and my Country”, the future ahead for the children will be one without war, blood and violence.

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    ON THE WINGS OF LOVE

     

    ON THE WINGS OF LOVE - Poems by Ugandan Youth, written by High School Students and edited by Hamid Barole Abdu is an opportunity to dissect and actually cut into an African youthful heart, getting chance to sit in that heart; and for a moment look at life from an African youthful perspective.

    It is an awesome beautiful experience, a rare occasion of entering into an African culture whereby at the end of it you have been trained, passed the test and actually given permission to love and hate like an African youth. And the beauty of these art pieces is the ability to use simple but highly figurative every day English without missing out on the techniques of modern slang.

    On the wings of love, questions life and challenge our thinking, comparing you to think of things you normally take for granted so that at the end you are also asking yourself simple questions like “What if you wake up and you are dead?”. The poems in a special way open your eyes and continue challenging you into deep thinking so much so that all of a sudden you also realise that “your heart is wounded .... All hope is lost... All fairness seems a dream.... Yet life continues” and you must survive life in the proverbial struggle for the best.

     
     

    GENOCIDE IN RWANDA - Testimonies of

     Survivors

    It is true time heals all wounds and the pain felt today will be less than what the heart will feel tomorrow. But then history cannot be erased. And the Rwanda genocide left wounds that may hurt less now but whose scars remain so visible. Recorded herein are life changing stories of some genocide survivors. Only they can best describe their fears, struggles and turmoil.

     

    A period of 3 months saw members of the Hutu ethnic majority murder as many as 800,000 people, mostly of the Tutsi minority. Ordinary citizens were incited by local officials and the Hutu-led government to take up arms against their neighbours, friends, in-laws and wives. Hutus of all ages were trained to be strong, brutal and vigilant while conducting acts of hatred against the Tutsis.

    Countless children watched as their parents were killed. Men were forced to cut off their wives’ heads. Mothers helplessly looked on as their babies were burnt. Only a few narrowly escaped the catastrophes that happened so fast leaving the entire country in a desperate state.

     

    By the time the Tutsi-led Rwandese Patriotic Front gained control of the country, hundreds of thousands of Rwandans were dead not only from the massacres but also from hunger and disease. Many more had been displaced from their homes while others still live with the guilt participating in the murders. Today, they have enough courage to share their experiences.

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