We live in a challenging area and seek guidance from great African leaders to do our work. We also work with great leaders from around
the world.
- Our culture values community over individuals. As a result, building a vibrant NGO makes sense to get things done.
- We honor
tradition for what is obvious, and for the silent wisdom that is embedded in it. Sometimes it's not obvious to an outsider why we
do things a certain way, but often there are good reasons for it.
- We advocate changing things that are broken in a culture
of tradition. We see a hopeful future in a place where many have lost hope.
- We work with the weak in a place where even the strongest
are having a hard time making a livelihood. In Uganda we don't have an expectation of justice the way you have justice in the U.S.
or Europe. People can and do get away with things they shouldn't, including treating people poorly who are vulnerable. Someone has
to stand up for our vulnerable friends.
- We are reconcilers. Here we have means of making private justice work: reconciliation ceremonies
and peace practices. We can't advocate for the unconditional return to peace with all our abilities, while realizing that after 23
years of war, we as individuals need to look forward with integrity. We seek to follow the flow of a vibrant river of life knowing
that it's the water, not the rocks in our path, that will get us to a better place.
- We are the young and are furiously improvising.
Youth
has its advantages, and our energy to learn is one of them. We seek to learn from each other and from training programs how we can
become more effective community builders.
Our commitment to capacity building:
Capacity
Building
We work with Great African leaders.
Above, four great African leaders who teach resilience, reconciliation, entrepreneurship, and leadership to our team and others. From
l., Maggy Barankitste (Opus Prize), Emmanuel Katongole, Bishop, ret., Paride Taban (Holy Kuron Peace Village), and Angelina Atyam,
our patron.