serviceyears allegiance name article_title
1996 -- 1997 lord 's resistance army grace akallo grace akallo

grace akallo

grace akallo -lrb- born 1981 -rrb- is a ugandan woman who , at the age of 15 , while attending a catholic school , was abducted by joseph kony to be used as a child soldier in the lord 's resistance army -lrb- lra -rrb- .
as part of her initiation into the army , she was forced to kill another girl , a very common practice among armies that employ child soldiers .
she remained in the lra for seven months , during which akallo became a skilled ak-47 user .
she was raped and became a sexual slave .
she was eventually rehabilitated and became a mother .
the 2007 book `` girl soldier : a story of hope for northern uganda 's children '' is a biography of akallo .
she is interviewed in the documentary film `` not my life '' on the subject of human trafficking , saying that `` this kind of evil must be stopped . ''
after escaping , grace returned to st. mary 's school to finish her high school education .
she began her college education at the uganda christian university .
after giving a speech for amnesty international in new york , she received a scholarship to finish her undergraduate degree at a college in massachusetts .
grace majored in communications with a desire to continue studying international relations and conflict resolution .
grace went on to receive her masters degree from clark university .
she would use her information gained in her studies and experiences to try and keep what happened to her from happening to other innocent children .
grace used the experiences she had from being a child soldier to help counsel children who had escaped like her .
grace gave many speeches at colleges like rutgers university in new jersey , and roosevelt university in chicago .
she also shared her story on shows like the oprah winfrey show .
grace worked lobbying united states congressmen about the issue of child slavery in uganda .
grace began her career as an advocate for peace and justice with jobs at rachelle rehabilitation center and world vision usa .
grace later worked as a public relations and advocacy intern in america , writing press releases and documents for media use .
she reported on conferences including the interfaith summit on africa , and drafted amendments for the senate bill on children affected by war .
in america she has started a non-profit organisation -lrb- uawcr -rrb- that aims to end the prosecution of child soldiers .
grace akallo has also catalysed action in washington d.c. to help end the violence in uganda ; in addition she has appeared in public to raise awareness amongst the common people in addition to the politicians .
she also appears in the documentary film `` grace , milly , lucy ... child soldiers '' .
