Hope North

A film by Jasleen Kaur Sethi documenting the teaching of Capoeira in a school for rescued child soldiers in Northern Uganda. A group of teachers from Brazil, the UK, Italy, Serbia, France and Kampala the capital of Uganda, visited the school to help build the confidence of students who feel isolated.

Uganda has rebounded from the abyss of civil war and economic catastrophe to become relatively peaceful, stable and prosperous but the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the north remain blighted by one of Africa's most brutal rebellions. The failure of two years of tortuous peace negotiations in February this year dashed hopes that the 20-year war in could soon be over and the UN news network IRIN reports that children are once again being abducted.

Hope North Uganda was founded in 1996 by Sam Okello, a prominent Ugandan artist located near Bweyale, 100km south of Gulu in northern Uganda, to be a refuge for rescued child soldiers, often ostracized by their communities because of the crimes they committed. Home to 300 young people between the ages of 10 and 25, the camp offers secure accommodation, food, medication and a school and vocational centre to help them reintegrate back into society.

www.jasleenkaursethi.com

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Capoeira
• school
• rescued
• child
• soldiers
• Northern
• Uganda

[Arueraseb]

nice iniative !!

[Sintonogum]

isso è capoeira! parabens! :)