» GDPU profiled in prominent review!

Christine Carlson (Gulu Disabled Persons Union): Christine received her BA from The Evergreen State College. She went on to work for Planned Parenthood in Seattle, advocating for reproductive health strategies; co-manage a project on HIV-AIDS with PATH (the Northwest Microbicides Campaign Bill) funded by the Gates Foundation; and worked as an associate producer for Bill Nye’s series “The Eyes of Nye.” Christine was pursuing a Master’s in International Public Administration at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) at the time of her fellowship. After her fellowship, Christine wrote: “I was extremely lucky to have such a wonderful group of people to work with. They are highly social and welcomed me eagerly. They tried to put my desk in an outside office, but I insisted on being put in the main office. I often bought sodas and fruit for the whole office, took photos constantly (which they loved) and was always available to lend a hand or an ear.”

29 Jul

“People with disability live in families and live in communities. We cannot be separated from society.” Simon Ongom, Chairperson of the Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU)

This is the opening quote in a recent article about GDPU published in the “Forced Migration Review” University of Oxford Press, Refugee Studies Center: http://www.fmreview.org/disability/FMR35/16-18.pdf

Email fmr@qeh.ox.ac.uk for copies…

Posted By Christine Marie Carlson

Posted Jul 29th, 2010

GDPU profiled in prominent review!

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