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The Norah Anena Foundation (NAF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that provides scholarships, financial assistance and training for needy and underprivileged primary, secondary and vocational/technical students of Northern Ugandan descent. The Norah Anena Foundation also engages in projects and initiatives aimed at restoring and promoting Northern Ugandan culture.The inspiration for the Norah Anena Foundation The NAF was created out of a desire to continue to help the people of Northern Uganda rebuild and thrive following the devastating protracted campaign of violence led by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Between 1982 and 2006, the people of Northern Uganda were held hostage by violence and fear brought on by the LRA’s violent movement and subsequent battle with Ugandan government forces. The LRA terrorized primarily the ethnic territories of the Acoli and Lango people in Northern Uganda. Kidnappings and killings forced the mass displacement of thousands of people.

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