Healing Wounds of War

The mission of Friends of Orphans is to to contribute to the empowerment, rehabilitation and reintegration of former child soldiers, abductees, child mothers, orphans and to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Friends of Orphans (FRO) was founded and is administered by former child soldiers, orphans and abductees rom the Pader district. All of whom are were and continue to be affected by the war in Northern Uganda. It is a fully registered not-for-profit non-government organization of Uganda. The registration number S 5914/5010. 
FRO founder Ricky Anywar Richard and other colleagues conceived Friends of Orphans in 1999 while pursuing degrees at the University of Makerere. Experience as former abductees and orphans, many of whom have lost family members, friends, and neighbors have led them to commit to the on-going and unmet needs of their community— much of which is still displaced in IDP and resettlement camps.

We formally learned to serve as educators, medical officers, administrators, environmentalists, and in other professions through university education and work experience. This enable us to create an organization with the vision and ability to meet the psycho-social, educational, vocational, economic development, peace building, human rights, livelihood support programs and family service, cultural and social needs of children and women affected by conflict in Northern Uganda.