Education: A Priority in Northern Uganda
Above: Different local leaders in front of the new peace monument in Gulu, Uganda. From left to right: the LC5 of Amuru district, the mayor of Gulu, the Dutch Ambassador to Uganda, Archbishop Odama, and IC Country Director Jolly Grace Okot
Invisible Children isn’t the only organization in northern Uganda concerned about improving education. More than a dozen NGOs and a large group of government officials recently met in Gulu to celebrate the educational progress taking place in the area. To commemorate education’s importance in ensuring peace, The Dutch Embassy commissioned a sculpture—two children reading from a pillar of books—that now stands in the center of one of Gulu’s main intersections. After speaking at length about education’s role in a post-conflict environment, the Dutch Ambassador, Jeroen Verheul, celebrated the sculpture’s unveiling by hosting a lunch for local community leaders.
