The International Criminal Court (ICC), has unveiled another Euros 735,000 project (about Shs2.7 billion) to support the rehabilitation of victims of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in northern Uganda.
The sixth project is funded from the common basket of voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV).
It will be implemented in conjunction with the current and ongoing legacy projects of the Trust Fund for Victims that have been implemented since 2008 in partnership with AVSI, and since 2009 with the Centre for Victims of Torture (CVT) to provide physical and psychosocial assistance to people affected by the rebellion.
Launching the project in Lira Town on Thursday, Mr Scott Bartell, the TFV regional field programme officer, said since 2008, the ICC has assisted 40,000 people with physical injuries and trauma by giving them psychological counselling and material support across northern Uganda.
Lira Deputy Resident District Commissioner Emmanuel Mwaka Lutukumoi said: "The heart of the matter is what you (ICC) are doing--providing reparation, trust fund for victims and psychosocial counselling. The biggest area which is still unattended to, is education."
Mr Nathan Ebiru, who represented the project's implementing bodies, assured war victims that they would benefit from the Fund.
Mr Andrew Ogwang Oyang, the Lira District vice chairman, applauded the project as a relief to the victims.
Ms Hellen Achom, the executive director of North East Chili Producers Association, stressed the need for accountability in the project implementation.
This is the sixth project being undertaken by the Hague-based war crimes court to support war victims in Teso, Lango, Acholi and West Nile sub-regions. Read more
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