Concerned Parents' Association

Concerned Parents' Association (CPA)

Postal Address	P.O Box 815, Lira, Uganda
Street Address	Plot 32 Inomo Road, Lira
Tel	+256-(0)473-20503
Fax	+256-(0)473-20503
E-mail	cpalira@imul.com
Web Address	-
Year Established	1996
Contacts	Mrs. Angelina Acheng Atyam, Chairperson, (Mob: 077-621834) Mr. Orach Godfrey Otobi, Programme Officer, (Mob: 077-640030)
Mission	Advocacy for the release of all children held captive by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and for peace in Uganda.
Geographical area of operations	Lira, Apac, Kitgum, Pader and Gulu districts
Issues area of operations	Psychosocial support and reintegration; Education; Health; Peace building; Economic empowerment
Activities	ADVOCACY Publications Radio programmes Press release Workshops, seminars, meetings/conferences Sensitizations PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND REINTEGRATION Training teachers in counseling skills Home based counseling Training of community volunteers counselors Sensitization Provision of resettlement kits EDUCATION Provision of school fees Scholastic materials Follow-up support HEALTH Subsidise medical bill for FACs PEACE BUILDING Sensitisation Workshops/seminars Networking ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT Support to youth and parents IGA initiative
Affiliation(s)	National / District NGO Forum; National Council for Children; Uganda Child Rights NGO Network; Child Soldiers Coalition.
Dissemination	-
Target Audience	Policy makers, Non-state and state armed forces.
Additional Information	Related Links: Children in War Statement of Angelina Acheng Atyam, 1997 A Peacebuilding Project in Uganda Statement by Angelina Atyam before the United Nations Security Council, October 2002 Talking It Over, Hillary Rodham Clinton, March 1998 Education for the abucted children Women's contribution to peacebuilding in northern Uganda

Last update: April-9, 2003