This Summer, Help IJM Open a New Field Office: IJM Gulu

Over the past two decades, 78% of Northern Ugandans were forced to leave their land or couldn’t access it because of the violence and chaos caused by warlord Joseph Kony.

Temporary camps (pictured) for "displaced" people are closing, and familie

Temporary camps (pictured) for "displaced" people are closing. Families are returning home to discover that their land is now occupied by more powerful community members.

It is the very poorest who have the least power - and are at the greatest risk.

Many victims don’t know their rights, and the courts are massively backlogged. IJM attorneys can prove rightful ownership. (image: official government land ownership map used in IJM cases in Uganda)

IJM Kampala defended Grace’s property rights. Now Grace and her family (pictured) are safe and thriving in her own home. With support like yours, IJM Gulu will bring this same protection to Northern Uganda.

IJM Uganda has offices in Kampala and Gulu to protect women and children

In the last four and a half years, IJM Kampala has helped more than 650 widows and orphans regain land that is rightfully theirs. Now, IJM Gulu will help protect women and children in Northern Uganda.

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A message from Eva Kadi, Director of IJM Gulu Operations:

Over the past two decades, hundreds of thousands of Northern Ugandan families were forced to flee their homes and land because of the chaos and violence created by warlord Joseph Kony.

Now, Kony has fled, but my people – the people of Gulu, Northern Uganda – are facing a new injustice. They are returning from temporary camps, where they sought shelter, only to discover that their homes have been stolen and are now occupied by more powerful neighbors—neighbors who threaten violence with machetes and spears.

To return home, these families need a defender. Help IJM open our 16th field office – IJM Gulu. Together, IJM investigators, attorneys and aftercare staff will put the power of the law on the side of the poor and vulnerable so the system works for everyone.

We urgently need your financial support to open a new field office in Gulu and to advance the mission of IJM. Will you give a gift today?