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Stories of the Acoli Community : Storytelling as a Practice to Enhance Harmony and Unity in a Post-war Community
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Manage No DI00001427 Country Uganda Author Okello Quinto (Gulu Theatre Artists (GUTA)) Published Year 2023 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | The Acoli community in northern Uganda is part of the Luo community whose origin of migration began from Sudan (Bahr el Ghazal) to the northern part of Uganda. The Acoli community first settled in northern Uganda. At this time, the majority of the population occupying eight districts and one city in the north are the Acoli people. Others proceeded up to Kenya (the Jopaluo of Kenya). Part of the Luo continued up to Ethiopia, while the rest remained in Sudan. The Acoli community was affected by the civil war that lasted for over two decades. During the war, the districts where the Acoli people resided were considered poor and the least developed. But as the war came to an end, the communities made a steady recovery. As a result of the war, almost half of the population is young, and most of them still attend school and, therefore, portray a high dependency ratio. Therefore, a great part of the Acoli community does not properly know their cultural history, norms, values, and generational backgrounds. Another fact in this community is that due to the rapid disappearance of fireplaces that were once regarded as classroom areas for informal education where parents or guardians transferred cultural knowledge transfer of culture has reduced. These are no longer common, and the younger generation becomes subject to the influences of Western culture. | ||
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