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The ‘Uganda diaries’ project is part of IRIN’s (Integrated Regional Information Networks) coverage of the humanitarian impact of the decades-long conflict in northern Uganda and the ongoing peace talks between the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels and the government. Their aim is to tell the stories of ordinary people and how the violence has changed their lives; how they feel about peace, leaving the camps and returning home; starting over and justice. These are stories of immense courage and above all, hope, that after 20 years, a return to normality is possible.

It’s an interesting and important project that is recording history that otherwise might be forgotten. Much like holocaustsurvivors.org and other projects like it, the opportunity provided by the internet to preserve personal accounts of such conflicts is critical.

READ THE DIARIES

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About the Author: Jonathan Gosier (Founder) is an American-born software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he is working on two fronts: to encourage western businesses and investors to engage African entrepreneurs and to encourage the adoption of computers, programming and use of the internet in the developing regions of Africa. He is a huge advocate for promoting the ways in which a semantic web will benefit emerging economies in the world.

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