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Obongi Uganda - refugees
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![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Houses in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00000MMl1zBWqrs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00000MMl1zBWqrs.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt meets with a group of refugees under a tree in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ENFtyOpwBgk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000ENFtyOpwBgk.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A blue cross marks a tree in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The cross indicates that cutting this tree is strictly by permission from the LWF. Such markings are made in an effort to avoid deforestation in the settlement, while also preserving trees that carry cultural as well as medicinal value for the local refugee and host communities. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00008uzETINAReU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00008uzETINAReU.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group gather to welcome visitors to the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000TveQ.384A7E/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000TveQ.384A7E.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt holds a white dove handed to her by a group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group, as a sign of peace as Burghardt arrives at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000XarAlGSfLeE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000XarAlGSfLeE.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they welcome visitors to the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000k0of7FNMAa8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000k0of7FNMAa8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000QySFySBR8NU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000QySFySBR8NU.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group - lead by Margaret Konga (centre) - dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000DtY7a.SgD6Q/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000DtY7a.SgD6Q.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000z3edDhv8dK0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000z3edDhv8dK0.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Women in session at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ihC.C8HW1go/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000ihC.C8HW1go.jpg)
![Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better. “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Wn1.626kVX8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000Wn1.626kVX8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bishop Jones Ole Meliyio of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church helps carry a child during a session with the God's Grace women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000vTAilGov27E/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000vTAilGov27E.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Sessions underway in the shade of a large tree, at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000i3MZILT2w7Y/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000i3MZILT2w7Y.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Margaret Konga, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group holds her child in her arms as she speaks at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000R5mwyEo6CjU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000R5mwyEo6CjU.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of Kuku refugee women from South Sudan form the God's Grace women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000wZApZt7xx7Y/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000wZApZt7xx7Y.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of Kuku refugee women from South Sudan form a circle at the God's Grace women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000qqg9d2U_vCA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000qqg9d2U_vCA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of Kuku refugee women from South Sudan form a circle at the God's Grace women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rAItV3iBwjA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000rAItV3iBwjA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of Kuku refugee women from South Sudan form a circle at the God's Grace women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000cJ8LVy4jafA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000cJ8LVy4jafA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Solar-panels for a solar-powered powered motorized water pump in Orinya village, Palorinya settlement. The LWF has established and manages 14 hybrid solar-powered water pumps and an additional 152 hand-pumped boreholes in Palorinya. Even so, water supply remains below the recommended 20 litres per person per day. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000pSMcQaNZENA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000pSMcQaNZENA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Solar-powered motorized water pump in Orinya village, Palorinya settlement. The LWF has established and manages 14 hybrid solar-powered water pumps and an additional 152 hand-pumped boreholes in Palorinya. Even so, water supply remains below the recommended 20 litres per person per day. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000p.g78yWWhMQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000p.g78yWWhMQ.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Pathway through the Orinya village of the Palorinya refugee settlement. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000QI9mKNacE5Y/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000QI9mKNacE5Y.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: The child of a teenage mother plays in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, Lutheran World Federation World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000mdvonsWq0N8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000mdvonsWq0N8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: The child of a teenage mother plays in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, Lutheran World Federation World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Qrm8eByaSTQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000Qrm8eByaSTQ.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A child plays in the lap of its mother in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district of northern Uganda. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, LWF World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000SqLOzcuRfvk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000SqLOzcuRfvk.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Houses in the Orinya village of the Palorinya refugee settlement. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000wJJaLYpWM88/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000wJJaLYpWM88.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A man drives a nail as he works on building a roof on top of a house in the Orinya village of the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sk3xmN_0Oyg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000sk3xmN_0Oyg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Solar panel drives a radio in a home in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00005IBKGGSV3cI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00005IBKGGSV3cI.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Grass grows in the River Nile, in the border area between the Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Sm9Qynw_kCA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000Sm9Qynw_kCA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: A woman waits for the ferry to take her over the Nile from Adjumani district east of the Nile to Obongi district west of the nile. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000p0JWJkpiMGo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000p0JWJkpiMGo.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Birds fly over the River Nile, in the border area between the Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000lRH27mAEjlA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000lRH27mAEjlA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: A man waits for the ferry to take him over the Nile from Adjumani district east of the Nile to Obongi district west of the nile. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000miWis52agyE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000miWis52agyE.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: People disembark from the ferry taking people over the Nile from Adjumani district east of the Nile to Obongi district west of the nile. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00005zEGCG.iqTw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00005zEGCG.iqTw.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: People wait for the ferry to take them over the Nile from Adjumani district east of the Nile to Obongi district west of the nile. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000vvCbZkBPdNA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000vvCbZkBPdNA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi/Adjumani district, Uganda: A boat rides on the River Nile in the border area between Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009ZGLZDh0YDY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00009ZGLZDh0YDY.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi/Adjumani district, Uganda: Two men paddle a boat on the River Nile in the border area between Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Swhjp22PeXM/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000Swhjp22PeXM.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi/Adjumani district, Uganda: Two men paddle a boat on the River Nile in the border area between Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000gXopOdB584o/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000gXopOdB584o.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation team leader for the Obongi district, William Onen. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Ga9miBe0zIg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000Ga9miBe0zIg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A girl looks at her doll at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000TbOWs879tc4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000TbOWs879tc4.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A child sits in their mother's lap at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000zLv1TXxoSBQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000zLv1TXxoSBQ.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran Faith Kajumba, Lutheran World Federation project assistant for sexual and reproductive health pictured at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000G3UpcAbXumE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000G3UpcAbXumE.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran Faith Kajumba, Lutheran World Federation project assistant for sexual and reproductive health pictured at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000u.wzQAuBXCU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000u.wzQAuBXCU.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Children play in their mother’s lap at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009BVaf_g4Fjg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00009BVaf_g4Fjg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran Midwife Gladys Adania serves at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000jatDtQxkBO4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000jatDtQxkBO4.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZHfNOYMDbp8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000ZHfNOYMDbp8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran Faith Kajumba, Lutheran World Federation project assistant for sexual and reproductive health pictured at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009gNO5KgzyfY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00009gNO5KgzyfY.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran Midwife Gladys Adania shows the maternity ward to Lutheran World Federation regional secretary for Africa Rev. Dr Elieshi Munrugre. Adania serves at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00004Z8Atg9CiF8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00004Z8Atg9CiF8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A blue cross marks a tree in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The cross indicates that cutting this tree is strictly by permission from the LWF. Such markings are made in an effort to avoid deforestation in the settlement, while also preserving trees that carry cultural as well as medicinal value for the local refugee and host communities. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00004KxPBYqIcg4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00004KxPBYqIcg4.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Houses in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00004C1rhCtSAa8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00004C1rhCtSAa8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Teak wood farmer Arumadri Adinan pictured by a group of trees he has planted with support from the Lutheran World Federation in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sjgWqHfVDGg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000sjgWqHfVDGg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Teak wood farmer Arumadri Adinan pictured by a group of trees he has planted with support from the Lutheran World Federation in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000U55JVXAcSUg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000U55JVXAcSUg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left) and LWF World Service country representative Jesse Kamstra (right) walk through the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000uYMp8pg9SIk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000uYMp8pg9SIk.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt holds a white dove handed to her by a group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group, as a sign of peace as Burghardt arrives at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000fKWTSZ15RwQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000fKWTSZ15RwQ.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt is welcomed by a group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group, as she arrives at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000j8OWQBAySKo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000j8OWQBAySKo.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000W4rQZ6MtYa4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000W4rQZ6MtYa4.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000pfUYuEkKhVw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000pfUYuEkKhVw.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A Lutheran World Federation protection case worker visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000dHmYs6MXCf8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000dHmYs6MXCf8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Women in session at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Y3wp1zTTebs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000Y3wp1zTTebs.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Women in session at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000078gX10RJ9es/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I000078gX10RJ9es.jpg)
![Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better. “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000KFkBm4Gf.DQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000KFkBm4Gf.DQ.jpg)
![Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better. “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000SbuXCJeOjB4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000SbuXCJeOjB4.jpg)
![Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better. “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000u4bewTwbctw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000u4bewTwbctw.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000YaBIvXAjVnY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000YaBIvXAjVnY.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000gQWgEAGGrHI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000gQWgEAGGrHI.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000SrV0Z72Gotc/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000SrV0Z72Gotc.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Robina Liong, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group speaks at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000NJN42kd2Lt8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000NJN42kd2Lt8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A Lutheran World Federation protection case worker visits the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000NsD_X2gsJy8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000NsD_X2gsJy8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Margaret Konga, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group holds her child in her arms as she speaks at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00001tDJIf6vp7k/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I00001tDJIf6vp7k.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits a group of Kuku refugee women from South Sudan forming the women's self-help group called God's Grace in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000PeDBOZtyoHw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000PeDBOZtyoHw.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Margaret Konga, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group holds her sleeping child in her arms as she speaks at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Xvo9u1a_NCw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000Xvo9u1a_NCw.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt starts a solar-powered motorized water pump in Orinya village, Palorinya settlement. The LWF has established and manages 14 hybrid solar-powered water pumps and an additional 152 hand-pumped boreholes in Palorinya. Even so, water supply remains below the recommended 20 litres per person per day. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000_.1CiQbRv2Y/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000_.1CiQbRv2Y.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt hears the testimonies of two teenage mothers in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda, as part of a visit to the LWF country program in Uganda in April 2022. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, LWF World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000dddzfI7gJd8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000dddzfI7gJd8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt hears the testimonies of two teenage mothers in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda, as part of a visit to the LWF country program in Uganda in April 2022. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, LWF World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000v26sVL56oyc/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000v26sVL56oyc.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt hears the testimonies of two teenage mothers in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda, as part of a visit to the LWF country program in Uganda in April 2022. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, LWF World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000LsocP6A5bOA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000LsocP6A5bOA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Church building in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000aeo4oqKGF5g/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000aeo4oqKGF5g.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Moses Ezra, South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group and pastor of a small church in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000s4yXLKhcRgg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000s4yXLKhcRgg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Moses Ezra, South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group and pastor of a small church in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000uTKg8_LMxb4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000uTKg8_LMxb4.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Moses Ezra, South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group and pastor of a small church in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000bDiA5WWeshE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000bDiA5WWeshE.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Moses Ezra (right), South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group and pastor of a small church in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district in northern Uganda meets with Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left). The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000pxwM8b_AAGs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000pxwM8b_AAGs.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Building at the Lutheran World Federation World Service basecamp in Obongi. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000c_Kh.C7UFVk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000R3ut.1hhGYw/I0000c_Kh.C7UFVk.jpg)