Lubangakene - For LRA Child Soldier Shares His Story

At the age of 6 in 2002, i was abducted by rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army. My duty was to stand guard. I had to keep watch continuously to see when the government army was approaching.

One day, when i was standing guard in a tree, i wanted ease myself; i climbed out of the tree and squatted in the grass. This is where the rebels found me and I was accused of trying to escape. i was taken to the camp, were the commander decided that i be killed as an example to the other. The rebels hit me three times on the back of my head with an axe and left me for death. That Night, it rained, i regained my consciousness. I tried to escape away while blood was covering my eyes. I could not go far, i lost consciousness again.

 The next morning, the rebels found me in a different place than where they had left me for death. ‘Someone whose brains are exposed, can’t possibly still be alive’, they judged. They thought me to be a little sorcerer and were too frightened to kill me.

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Digging deep for African kids

Emma Jacobs with Ugandan children.

EMMA Jacobs says there is just something about Uganda.

The Dee Why resident has visited the African nation three times and volunteered at a primary school twice.

And she is raising money for the country’s orphans at the Ugandan Pearls’ One Night In Africa event in Forestville next month.

Ugandan children have been in the spotlight this week as the Kony 2012 campaign has taken over social media in its attempt to make Joseph Kony ``famous’’ and brought to justice for his war crimes. Ms Jacobs said any publicity bringing awareness to Ugandan children and how they are suffering was a good thing.

``I fell in love with the people of Uganda. They are so poor but they are the most friendly people I have ever met,’’ she said.

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