AFFCAD UK, will launch a collection of testimonies - “50 Stories for 50 Years” - to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the exodus of Asian people from Uganda.
The charity is appealing to the families of those who were forced to flee Uganda to participate in this tribute by sharing their stories to be published throughout the year.
AFFCAD UK (Action for Fundamental Change and Development) is a volunteer-led charity set up to support young people and families living in extreme poverty in Uganda.
The charity currently works with the community in Bwaise, a slum and one of the poorest areas in the city of Kampala. The charity works there to provide quality, accessible education and training to the community.
Parvez Bhatty, AFFCAD UK’s Chair of Trustees, said:“Some of us at AFFCAD were refugees from Uganda in 1972. We remember the despair, loss and fear that such a traumatic event causes.
“It’s therefore right to commemorate the flight from Uganda that was made and the lives that were rebuilt afterwards. We would like as many people as possible who were forced to flee Uganda to share their memories with us.”
In early August 1972, the President of Uganda, Idi Amin, ordered the expulsion of the country's Asian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country. At the time of the expulsion, there were about 50,000 individuals of Indian descent in Uganda. The majority came to the UK with others settling in the USA, Canada, Kenya and elsewhere.
To tell us your story or learn more about what AFFCAD is doing in the slums of Kampala please go to https://affcaduk.org/