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Home » News » Patongo

21-Mar-2017

You Can Take It To The Bank

In Uganda, trees are so valuable you can use them as collateral for a bank loan

Filed Under: News / Africa, climate change, erosion, International Forestry Day, Patongo, PCCO, trees, Uganda

29-Jan-2016

‘Mama Sophia’ In Uganda

Di McCann, mother of N4A Executive Director Sophie McCann, visited our projects in 2015.

Filed Under: News / Acholi, bees, civil war, honey, LRA, Patongo, PCCO, peanuts, pigs, trauma, Uganda

01-Dec-2014

A Time For Hope

In the fight against HIV/AIDS in northern Uganda, the first step is countering stigma.

Filed Under: News / AIDS, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Joseph Kony, LRA, northern Uganda, Patongo, rape, refugee camp, refugee camps, sexual and reproductive health, Uganda

20-Aug-2014

Depression & Suicide – Not Just A Problem In The Global North

An update from CEO Annabel Harris about our project in northern Uganda.

Filed Under: News / anxiety, child soldiers, Counselling, depression, northern Uganda, Patongo, post-conflict, post-conflict recovery, post-war, recovery, Robin Williams, suicide, trauma, Uganda

25-Apr-2014

The Birds & The Bees…And The Pigs & The Produce

N4A and PCCO’s new agricultural project in Patongo, northern Uganda.

Filed Under: News, Uganda / agriculture, apiary, chicken, civil war, farming, IGA, LRA, northern Uganda, Patongo, piggery, sustainable agriculture

15-Apr-2014

London Lunch For Patongo Women

A UK donor, Liberty Wines, gave an Italian lunch for the latest Ribbe Aye Teko project, a piggery.

Filed Under: News / civil war, fund-raiser, Liberty Wines, LRA, northern Uganda, Patongo, piggery

30-Nov-2012

World AIDS Day

Our counselors work tirelessly to prevent the spread of HIV and comfort those already HIV+.

Filed Under: News / AIDS, civil war, HIV, HIV prevention, Kony, LRA, northern Uganda, Patongo, World AIDS Day

29-Aug-2012

Coping With The Past, Looking To The Future

John was abducted by Kony’s LRA when he was only six, but is now getting a chance to finish his education.

Filed Under: Education / Counselling, education, Joseph Kony, LRA, Patongo, Uganda civil war

24-Apr-2012

Rose’s Story: A Day In The Life

As a social worker in Patongo, Rose helps people work through trauma and depression.

Filed Under: Health, Women / Counselling, LRA, Patongo, Uganda

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