Called "the most forgotten, worst humanitarian crisis in the world" by the UN Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs, the conflict between rebels and government troops in Northern Uganda has raged for more than  20 years and has led to the displacement of 1.5 million people from their land to camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

Without access to their agricultural lands, families cannot grow food and are reliant on relief aid. Crowding in the camps and insufficient sanitation and health facilities have created staggering infection rates for tuberculosis, measles, pneumonia, and meningitis. Sexual  assaults have become commonplace in these overcrowded surroundings filled with traumatized individuals. All manner of social problems have arisen from the years spent in these dehumanizing conditions.

Faced with perpetual uncertainty about the most basic necessities - safety, food, shelter and health, children confront enormous challenges in gaining an education. Schools are few and far between, if they are available at all, and classrooms of more than one hundred students to one overworked teacher are the norm.