GRACE ABER
Grace was abducted from her home at age 14. For eight years she was forced to porter heavy loads on foot between Sudan and Uganda and to fight in combat. She was also given as a wife to an LRA member from which she had 2 children, now ages 8 and 6. At one point, Grace was shot in a clash and laid alone in a field for nearly a week before she was found.
That’s when her spiritual faith found roots. Her faith in God gives her strength to handle the difficult circumstances of her life. After her first husband died and she escaped from the LRA, Grace remarried and had a third child. Soon after, her second husband abandoned them. Now at age 21, with no husband and no surviving parents, Grace is alone to care for her children. “Everything is on my head.”
“I like the IGAP program because it feels good to know I have worked hard for my money, that it wasn’t just given to me out of charity.” With her IGAP savings, Grace plans to buy a small plot of land where she can build her own home and stop paying rent.
Grace was abducted from her home at age 14. For eight years she was forced to porter heavy loads on foot between 