Painting a Picture of Creative Arts Therapy For War-Affected Youth in Northern Uganda

Abstract

Betty 1 looked down and whispered, “They call me Lakwena . . . it hurts me so much,” as a rare tear rolled down her face (interview, July 2007). Lakwena, in this instance, is a derogatory slang for “rebel” and references Alice Lakwena, founder of the Holy Spirit Movement in northern Uganda formed in reaction to persecution by government soldiers. The other children at her school use terms like Lakwena to taunt Betty, a shy yet vibrant 16-year-old student, who happens to also be a former child soldier, abducted to serve in the northern rebel army. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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