Welcome to the Village of Lukodi in Gulu, Uganda. Our team has been living and working here for the last couple of weeks. Our contact here in Gulu connected us with an organization called CHILD VOICE INTERNATIONAL. Here in Lukodi, Child Voice runs a women’s center for young women and their children who were affected by the war over the past 20 years. It is an amazing program that helps council, educate and prepare women and children to reenter life in surrounding villages. For more information on Child Voice, check out their web site at www.childvoiceintl.org.
Now for a quick tour:
The welcome sign just off the road that leads up to the schoolhouse:
A view of the schoolhouse where the women and children live, eat, work and go to class:
Some of the beautiful children we’ve had the privilege of watching over and playing with while their mothers are in class:
Our lovely “mini village” just behind the schoolhouse:
The hut I share with one of the other girls from our team:
The spa-like shower stall we all share:
And of course, our toilet…yes, that is a concrete slab over a hole in the ground!
This is our life…loving every second!
