"We Suffer From War and More War": An Assessment of the Impact of the Lord's Resistance Army on Formerly Abducted Children and their Communities in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Lindsay Branham and Jocelyn Kelly

This study highlights the voices of individuals currently affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army to detail the extensive and systematic devastation felt specifically by formerly abducted children and their communities in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Respondents stressed that the international community must assist with providing essential services through long-term engagement, including life-saving health services; improving water and sanitation access; and providing psychosocial and educational interventions to formerly abducted children and adults. While these communities are facing emergency-level challenges now, the need for solutions that will last into the future. This study is a collaboration between Discover the Journey and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

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DTJ Advocacy is part of DTJ's holistic media approach which leverages all forms of media from art, to film to acedemic research to create a global culture of care and protection for children. For more information or to schedule an interview with the the co-authors of this report, please contact: press[a]DTJ.org