Last week, GRACE screened a film about young people who were born in captivity in Northern Uganda as part of the College of Arts & Law’s annual Pride Not Prejudice event. Pride Not Prejudice showcases different art and creative works, including plays, films, and books, to initiate conversations around equality, diversity, and social justice.

The screening of The Wound is Where the Light Enters took place at the University of Birmingham and was accompanied by an in-person panel of GRACE trustees and online participants in Uganda whose stories were the focus of the film, including Godbie Otim, Oting Rose Kelsey, Atala Beatrice Mercy, Lanyero Yonah Peace and Peter Odeke. Dr Eunice Otuko Apio, a politician, activist and researcher in Uganda, also contributed her insights and knowledge to the conversation.

After sharing the film, GRACE played a short testimonial video that was created by our Ugandan team and showed them reflecting on their feelings about themselves and their experiences since making The Wound is Where the Light Enters four years ago.

The event provided an important space for young people in Uganda and at the university to connect through conversation and discuss the issues affecting children born of war in Uganda and elsewhere. It also provided an opportunity for dialogue around the types of support that children born of war need to thrive, such as economic resources and psychosocial counselling that takes a culturally appropriate, holistic approach and connects individual well-being with community acceptance.

GRACE is interested in platforming, empowering, and supporting children born of war to come together, share their stories, advocate for their rights, and have their needs met so they can thrive.

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