Semester in Uganda prompts Notre Dame students to launch campaign

Published: 2005-07-27

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A semester abroad in Uganda prompted two Notre Dame students to launch a national campaign to raise awareness about the war in Uganda and to advocate on behalf of its victims. Michael Poffenberger and Peter Quaranto are the founders and directors of the Uganda Conflict Action Network, based out of the offices of the Africa Faith and Justice Network in Washington. The organization was launched June 1. For the first month, Poffenberger went back to Uganda to work with groups there, while Quaranto worked on awareness and building an infrastructure for the group in the United States. The group is using its Web site, www.ugandacan.org, as a "uniting force, tying together the efforts of people in the U.S. and abroad," Quaranto told Catholic News Service in a mid-July interview. The Web site provides information on Uganda, policy suggestions and advocacy plans.

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