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The trailer for our short documentary 'Rebuilding Lives, Creating Futures' which tells the story of a small community of 16 families brought together by Trócaire in Bar Kawach, Barlonyo, northern Uganda.

This year’s Lent campaign is about a small community of 16 families that have been brought together by Trócaire in Bar Kawach, Barlonyo, northern Uganda. They are fathers, mothers, children, farmers.......... survivors. This is their story.

The boy on this year’s Trócaire box is Daniel Okweng. He is 9 years old and lives with his family in northern Uganda. A vicious civil war forced his family from their home leaving them with nothing. When it was safe to return home they faced their biggest struggle of all – to begin again.

Trócaire is supporting families like Daniel’s by helping their community to overcome the trauma of civil war and to restart their lives. But Trócaire also works to address the root causes of poverty facing northern Ugandans. One of these causes is a lack of investment in agriculture and support for small-scale farmers. Ask your government representative to support farmers like Daniel's parents, Joel and Betty.