Gulu Ecclesiastical province delivers relief items to Karamoja region following an appeal from the Chairperson of the  Uganda Episcopal conference- Rt. Rev. Joseph Anthony Zziwa who called on all the Bishops to mobilise the Christians in their respective Jurisidictions to respond to the Hunger crisis that had hit the Karamoja region as a result of the absence of rains that help the crops to grow. Earlier on the Bishop of Kotido Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dominic Elbu, MCCJ had presented an appeal to the fellow Bishops if there was a way they could help since his people back home had started dying of hunger,  Christians collected many of these items through the Caritas offices in the various dioceses. Caritas GANAL then delivered the items to the Bishop of Kotido Diocese- Rt. Rev. Dominic Elbu, MCCJ on behalf of the Eclesiastical Province of Gulu; the local Government leaders were also present at the handover of the items. The items delivered included:

Gulu Archdiocese:  4.1 tonns of maize, 343 kgs of beans, 3,595 kgs of Maize brand, 225 kgs of maize flour, two sacks of second hand clothes, and 310,000 Uganda Shillings.

Lira Diocese:  4.1 tonns pf maize and beans

Nebbi Diocese:  3 tonns of maize flour and 3 tonns of beans. 

Arua Diocese: Had just started the moblisation which would be presented as soon as they rea were ready.

NB: The Northern part of The archdiocese of Gulu is also currently experiencing a similar phenomenon.  The Archbishop of the archdiocese of Gulu, His Grace Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, MCCJ has encouraged the Christians to continue with their contributions towards this cause.