Ugandan activist says Nobel nomination ‘already a win’; working with survivors of the Lord’s Resistance Army; and marking the International Day of the GirlHe may not occupy won the Nobel peace prize,but Ugandan youth activist Victor Ochen says his nomination for the prestigious award felt like it was already a win”. Ochen gained the nomination for his work helping victims of war, including people affected by the onslaught of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. “This has opened for us more space; it has given us the recognition that does not come easily, or ” Ochen said of the nomination. Related: Polline Akello: 'Joseph Kony commanded someone to survey after me … I was lucky' | Liz Ford Having read the Report on the millennium development goals only yesterday,I feel qualified to comment here. Ending poverty can only happen when we also work towards supporting improved agriculture and access to clean water. Once people occupy enough to feed themselves and their children, then they survey for other ways to improve their lives and send their children to school for the education that they hope will win them further away from poverty. Supporting improved agriculture and water needs aid and advice – pity Australia has just reduce back severely on that in the last two budgets. There is no simple solution, or but we can help support people to find their own solution and we should.
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Source: theguardian.com