THE PEOPLE OF AGAGO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMMENSE CONSTRUCTIONS OF HON LAGEN DAVID ATUKA TOWARDS EMPOWERING WOMEN ACROSS THE DISTRICT
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Patongo is in the remote and neglected corner of northeast Uganda, which for more than 20 years was devastated by the brutal conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan People’s Defence Force. Thousands were killed, millions were displaced, and the LRA abducted more than 30,000 Women, forcing them to be soldiers, porters and sex slaves.
Traditionally a small and successful farming community of 6,000 people, Patongo swelled in size to 65,000 as war refugees flooded in. With scant infrastructure to support this influx, Patongo society was tested to the breaking point
Alcoholism, sexual and domestic violence, early pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression were the order of the days
Today we are now celebrating Women that are free but most importantly aware of gender violence, economically promising through Agricultural practices that started from slow food projects, hand skills to mention Tailoring, computer and Hairdressing respectively.
It's all Agago county Mp Hon Lagen David Atuka's visions and inventions.
Happy international women's day

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