Uganda

Listeners from the Soot Semee project in Northern Uganda have been helping us to understand how connection can be a key element of trauma recovery.

Audio programmes for South Sudanese refugees are proving instrumental in raising up new community leaders in Omugo Zone, northern Uganda.

Although Soot Semee started off as a peacebuilding project, its programmes don’t stop at conflict prevention. They enable an environment where people can flourish. So what does peace look like for community members?

Our partner in South Sudan and Uganda is developing community-centred media projects that promote peace between authorities and local communities, and between host and refugee communities across the borders region.

The Ting character illustrates a whole-person way of listening that we aim for with our partners. In this audio blog, Barnabas describes Ting-listening in action in Uganda.

Johnny makes his first face to face visit with Soot Semee since Covid started, joining a special event in northern Uganda to celebrate two years of building peace in Omugo 4 village.

The Soot Semee team in Uganda, work hard to create podcasts to bring people together, fighting the isolation experienced by many refugees from South Sudan…

Election time can be a tense time. Soot Semee podcasts helped encourage participation while also promoting peace during the elections.

In the photo you can see one of our favourite community-centred media training themes – “make your shoes dirty” – meaning – get out of the studio and spend time in the community listening to people’s voices and recording local talent. The picture was taken during a special workshop in September 2021 run by our…

Barnabas Samuel is Programmes Manager for Community Development Centre in Uganda, our partner leading the Soot Semee project. Among his many talents, Barnabas is also a singer/ songwriter and he has just released his first album, Sambara. I asked him to tell us more about the album, and what it means to him. Barnabas said:…