Over twenty (20) years later, the effects of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war continue to torment the lives of many people in northern Uganda. At the BarefootLaw Box in Paicho, we receive numerous cases whose root causes date back to results of the twenty-year war. The association of war victims requested a legal training, with local leaders present, on various barriers the face in accessing justice. Today, we trained over one hundred (100) people from various sub counties and villages in Gulu district. The main area of interest included human rights, property rights relating to customary land ownership, and stigmatization from community and some of the local leaders. It was a carthatic engagement for many of the people as it gave them an avenue to openly express their feelings towards some of the injustices they face. The lawyers emphasized the law’s firm stand on non discrimination and dignity of all people among others. By the end of the session, both parties agreed to follow the guidance of the law and vowed make use of the services at the BarefootLaw Box to help them navigate more legal challenges.

👏🏾 Our interns are making moves!✨ This is an exciting (and equally nerve-wracking😩) week for the students in our internship program. 🎯 As part of BarefootLaw’s mission to use the law to provide accessible legal services to people across Africa, resolving their legal issues, the Internship program offers law students a hands-on opportunity to understand and serve their communities. This week, the students are organising and hosting physical and virtual community engagement sessions for people within their neighbourhoods 👥👩🏻‍💻👥. This is an opportunity for them to immerse themselves in their communities, interact and collaborate with local justice and livelihood mechanisms such as courts, police, local council courts, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), women’s groups, local business associations, and individuals facing legal issues, to feel the pulse of the community. “The BarefootLaw Internship Program is a vital initiative that bridges the gap between academic learning and practical legal experience. By engaging directly with their communities, students not only enhance their skills and knowledge, but also contribute to the broader mission of improving access to justice in Uganda,” Winnifred Acio, the head of the Internship Program, says. 🔥To our students, "No cap, y'all fire!"

We are honored to host the Paramount Chief of Acoli, Rwot Onen David Acana II, to the BarefootLaw Box in Paicho. In commemoration of the second anniversary of the BarefootLaw Box in Paicho, HRH Rwot Acana will officiate a Cultural Leaders’ training on 27th May 2025, under the theme, “The role of cultural leaders in harmonizing culture and the law.” The training will congregate over 200 cultural leaders from the clans in the region for a session of learning & exchange.

🌍♟️ On May 21, we celebrate World Day for Cultural Diversity — a powerful reminder that chess belongs to everyone, everywhere. The chessboard brings together cultures, traditions, and people from every corner of the world. ❤️ 📷 Michal Walusza, Maria Emelianova, Mark Livshitz #Chess #FIDE

If you’re in Namutumba this week, you’re likely to spot a BarefootLaw lawyer. if you haven’t already met one at our BarefootLaw Box in Nsinze Sub-County. 🎙️Thank you to everyone that listened in to our radio discussion on various legal issues affecting our listeners and callers. 🧑🏾‍🏫Today we are engaging with local leaders for a refresher training on the law and how to handle cases that have been brought to their offices. ⛪️👩🏾Tomorrow we shall engage with religious leaders and host a hybrid training for women’s saving groups on legal approaches to their issues.