Author - URIGROUP

17Sep

Taking Prevention of Violent Extremism to the Private Sector

Ruth's Journey: From Mobile Money Dealer to Partner in Prevention: Every day, Ruth sits at her mobile money kiosk near the Uganda–DRC border serving customers, processing transactions, and earning a living. Like many business people operating in busy border communities, her focus was on meeting customers'...
30Jun

From the Jungles and Making it Back Home:

What Happens When the World Comes to Listen Safina was nine years old when she was taken. She spent five years in the jungle, was handed over to a man who abused her, and her body still carries bullet fragments that cause her pain to date....
19Jun

The Nabantu Foundation: A Strong force for Change for Bundibugyo

In Bundibugyo, a district tucked against the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is a queen who hosts a very particular kind of gathering, and this time, URI Great Lakes gets to interact deeply. Around her table, the guests are not dignitaries or officials;they...