New Holland donates tractor to support Father Natalino's mission project in northern Uganda

D. Reggiani (New Holland); E. Pracucci e P. Bedoni (Fata Assicurazioni); Padre Natalino; C. Lambro (New Holland).
 

Uganda: For more than 15 years Ugandan priest Emmanuel Maria Vura – more generally known as Father Natalino has been working relentlessly at his mission: to reach out to the youths who served as child soldiers just a few years ago in a civil war that has caused so much bloodshed and devastation in Uganda for more than 30 years. The aim of the mission is to help them overcome their deeply traumatic past experiences and rebuild their lives in their villages in a constructive and peaceful manner, focusing on farming activities.

Over time, the priest's mission continues to provide an alternative to the streets for many young people which has led to the creation of a working farm run as a cooperative and providing food and employment for a large number of people. The farm has put hundreds of hectares in the area under the plough and it also manages a rabbitry in the Moyo district, with the associated benefits for nutritional health and the social and economic life of the many villages in the Arua diocese.