On Saturday 24 October 2009, members of the community in Gulu, northern Uganda, showed their desire together with Barefoot Peace Walk to end LRA violence.

As they walked together with GuluWalk, the people of Gulu aimed to remind us of the atrocities caused by the Lord's Resistance Army in the past in Uganda and in the present in neighbouring countries. They wore Barefoot Peace Walk t-shirts to show solidarity with the victims of LRA violence and to make it clear, that eventhough the LRA have fled the Gulu District, the people are aware that the LRA is still a potential threat and must be stopped. 

We are very proud that as we walked barefoot through London in protest against LRA violence, our partners in Gulu were doing the same, sharing their concern for the stability of the region.

 The walk, a joined effort of GuluWalk and IRT's local partners, took place in Gulu Town, northern Uganda. Gulu District is where the original incentive for GuluWalk came from: raising awareness for the children from rural areas who had to flee to the safety of a town every night out of fear of LRA abductions. These children were known as the night communters. Today, GuluWalk focusses on the revival of the Gulu District.

As the Gulu District is starting to rebuild itself, IRT is pleased that this year the focus of the walk has extended outside the district to those who are suffering from new LRA attacks. It shows that even though the people in Gulu have been liberated from the LRA, they have not forgotten the atrocities and are keen to show their solidarity for those who are living in fear of the LRA today.