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Harvesting ground nuts


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Mildred Akello, with son David Owgang and daughter Rachel Alum are harvesting ground nuts in Amiibe village, Amilio parish, Apec, Uganda. Photo: Jeannie O’Brien for Trócaire.

Father (Joseph Orech) died in 2000 leaving Mildred a widow with 6 children- the youngest 12. The children didn’t get to go to school because they helped on the farm. In 2004 while Mildred was in hospital their neighbour David began to move in on their land growing boundaries an acre in on their land. The family was angry and afraid. They hadn’t been living on the land since the late eighties because of the violence and now their neighbour was trying to grab their land. “we cried and prayed at this time. We were so insecure and depended on the farm for our food, everything”.

Mildred was a widow who did not have time to fight her neighbour in the courts. She had no support and any time spent fighting neighbout was time taken from working the farm, growing food and looking after her children. She could not fight him. She was too weak.

David began shifting boundaries in 2000 and the case was resolved in 2005. The mediation with Trócaire partner Lemu (and the Clan) took a week. Mildred and the family accepted the loss of one acre of land for the sake of peace. “We are forgiving of what happened” When a husband dies a widow is vulnerable and can’t waste time on legal process- they need it for the children.

Now the family feel secure. Their neighbour now respects the ruling of the clan.
“we were a wealthy family but after the war and the death of our father we became vulnerable”
They sell ¾ of their crops for cash and David has been able to start up small businesses in the area. “I never could go to school, because I had to work the farm – but now my children will go to school”.

Photo: Jeannie O’Brien for Trócaire.

Harvesting ground nuts


Image by Trocaire
Mildred Akello, with son David Owgang and daughter Rachel Alum are harvesting ground nuts in Amiibe village, Amilio parish, Apec, Uganda. Photo: Jeannie O’Brien for Trócaire.

Father (Joseph Orech) died in 2000 leaving Mildred a widow with 6 children- the youngest 12. The children didn’t get to go to school because they helped on the farm. In 2004 while Mildred was in hospital their neighbour David began to move in on their land growing boundaries an acre in on their land. The family was angry and afraid. They hadn’t been living on the land since the late eighties because of the violence and now their neighbour was trying to grab their land. “we cried and prayed at this time. We were so insecure and depended on the farm for our food, everything”.

Mildred was a widow who did not have time to fight her neighbour in the courts. She had no support and any time spent fighting neighbout was time taken from working the farm, growing food and looking after her children. She could not fight him. She was too weak.

David began shifting boundaries in 2000 and the case was resolved in 2005. The mediation with Trócaire partner Lemu (and the Clan) took a week. Mildred and the family accepted the loss of one acre of land for the sake of peace. “We are forgiving of what happened” When a husband dies a widow is vulnerable and can’t waste time on legal process- they need it for the children.

Now the family feel secure. Their neighbour now respects the ruling of the clan.
“we were a wealthy family but after the war and the death of our father we became vulnerable”
They sell ¾ of their crops for cash and David has been able to start up small businesses in the area. “I never could go to school, because I had to work the farm – but now my children will go to school”.

Photo: Jeannie O’Brien for Trócaire.

Harvesting ground nuts


Image by Trocaire
Mildred Akello, with son David Owgang and daughter Rachel Alum are harvesting ground nuts in Amiibe village, Amilio parish, Apec, Uganda. Photo: Jeannie O’Brien for Trócaire.

Father (Joseph Orech) died in 2000 leaving Mildred a widow with 6 children- the youngest 12. The children didn’t get to go to school because they helped on the farm. In 2004 while Mildred was in hospital their neighbour David began to move in on their land growing boundaries an acre in on their land. The family was angry and afraid. They hadn’t been living on the land since the late eighties because of the violence and now their neighbour was trying to grab their land. “we cried and prayed at this time. We were so insecure and depended on the farm for our food, everything”.

Mildred was a widow who did not have time to fight her neighbour in the courts. She had no support and any time spent fighting neighbout was time taken from working the farm, growing food and looking after her children. She could not fight him. She was too weak.

David began shifting boundaries in 2000 and the case was resolved in 2005. The mediation with Trócaire partner Lemu (and the Clan) took a week. Mildred and the family accepted the loss of one acre of land for the sake of peace. “We are forgiving of what happened” When a husband dies a widow is vulnerable and can’t waste time on legal process- they need it for the children.

Now the family feel secure. Their neighbour now respects the ruling of the clan.
“we were a wealthy family but after the war and the death of our father we became vulnerable”
They sell ¾ of their crops for cash and David has been able to start up small businesses in the area. “I never could go to school, because I had to work the farm – but now my children will go to school”.

Photo: Jeannie O’Brien for Trócaire.