by Jo Rodrigues, Gender Consultant, Coach & Trainer for Humanitarian Aid Workers
I had the pleasure of meeting Grace Acan, Project Officer for the Women’s Advocacy Network – WAN Uganda at a meeting convened by Annie Bunting, Project Director of the Conjugal Slavery in War (CSiW) Research Partnership. Grace embodies both the meaning of her name and resilience. Kidnapped when she was a school girl (she was one of the Aboke girls), she escaped, completed her education and went to university. Her memoir was recently published and is available for purchase. She also spoke in detail of her experience and her escape during her interview on CBC’s The Current. [Read full blog here]
