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How Are You Doing With Your Health – Are You Happy With It?

Even with all the billions of dollars spent each year on medical research, all the doctors, tests, drugs and surgeries many people’s health is still spiraling downward and the chance of having a shortened life increases. You would think we would all be in the peak of good health and certainly two thirds of us would not be overweight like we are now.

Many of us are aging at a premature and accelerated rate because of our no exercise lifestyles and the poor quality of the food we eat and seem to be not really aware this is happening or simply do not care so we do little or nothing to stop it. Losing the will and energy to take control of our health and turn it around is part of this downward spiral.

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Opportunities for Youth Group Travel Tours With Prep Traveler

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

~St. Augustine

Travel can bring you the most memorable experiences, regardless of whether it is just a church outing or a boy scouts romp; or a student tour, and sporting event. Travel is a learning experience, and the best thing to be found in our expeditions, is an honest friend to share it with. Traveling is a quest, which you wouldn’t want to accomplish all alone. Travel, especially for young students, is all about exploring the world together!

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Community Based Reintegration of Former Youth Combatants

Community Based Reintegration of Ex-Combatants: A Case Study Of The Lord’s Resistance Army In Northern Uganda

Muwonge J. Maxie

Human Rights, Peace and Development Worker and Researcher

Introduction

The specific context of any conflict, and the differentiating dynamics therein, inform the processes for resolving that conflict. In the case of northern Uganda Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war, the nature and scope of commitments and interventions; evolving political and security frameworks, vision and objectives set by the various stakeholders in an attempt to end this twenty years insurgency are informed by the nature and dynamics of this war. Many studies have indicated the nature of the LRA war. The LRA rebels mutilate, abduct children, widely kill civilians, commit rape and other acts of sexual violence as well as crimes against property including though not limited to burning down civilians’ huts, destruction of vehicles, economic extortion and stealing food and medical stuffs.1 Although it is right to argue that nature of LRA atrocities is synonymous with other armed conflicts in Africa like the Darfur insurgency in Sudan, the 1994 Rwandan genocide and other scenarios, in the case of the LRA, many of those who have committed crimes against humanity are under coercion from their abductors. At the core of the internal organization of the LRA are the abductees, mainly children and youths, who are turned into porters, soldiers and wives.

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