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Home » News » war

11-May-2017

Charles, Unchained

Challenging the stigma around mental illness in Uganda

Filed Under: News / bipolar disorder, conflict, Counselling, Joseph Kony, LRA, mental health, mental health in conflict, northern Uganda, psychological first aid, psychotherapy, schizophrenia, Uganda, war

08-Mar-2017

Agnes Is Full Of Beans

Celebrating women’s hard work on International Women’s Day

Filed Under: News / celebrating women, international women's day, Joseph Kony, LRA, northern Uganda, post-war, Uganda, war, women

08-Dec-2016

When Information = Power

This Human Rights Day we’re remembering the importance of education

Filed Under: News / 10 December, civil war, education, genocide, human rights, human rights day, Rwanda, Uganda, UN, war, women's economic empowerment

10-Sep-2015

Two Faces Of Courage

Highlighting courageous people in Sudan and Uganda

Filed Under: News / AIDS, genocide, HIV, HIV/AIDS, humanitarian aid, Joseph Kony, LRA, sudan, Uganda, war

19-May-2015

Zara’s Choice

N4A founder Rebecca Tinsley and N4A psychologist Barbara Bauer visited refugee camps in Chad to offer counselling.

Filed Under: News / Africa, CAR, Central African Republic, Chad, civil war, Counselling, IDP, refugee camp, refugees, UN, UNDP, UNHCR, war, women, women refugees

14-Dec-2014

Celebrating Our Achievements In 2014

Here’s what we achieved in 2014…   In Rwanda:   ·Women started earning sustainable incomes: 98% of the women said their income had increased since they joined Aspire and only 9% of the women identified themselves as unemployed at the end of the year, down from 58% at the start of the project.  The Aspire […]

Filed Under: News / genocide, mental health, mental illness, post-conflict, PTSD, Rwanda, Rwandan genocide, trauma, Uganda, vocational training, war, women's empowerment

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