Angelina Atyam

Angelina Acheng Atyam (born 1946) is a Ugandan human rights activist and midwife. Atyam founded the Concerned Parents Association to advocate for the release of the captive children, and acted as the organization's spokesperson. Quotes As a mother, it is not easy to wait for a missing child to return — it is very hard. A mother's plea for a missing daughter. The Globe&Mail. (January 26, 2004) You cannot put out a fire with petrol. A mother's plea for a missing daughter. The Globe&Mail. (January 26, 2004) Unless the parents practiced forgiveness and sought a peaceful solution to the conflict, they would destroy what they most wanted back. As we forgive. Faith and Leadership. (March 1, 2010) Bullets have no eyes. In the field, bullets would not know if a child was abducted or volunteered for the rebel army. War would destroy all these children. As we forgive. Faith and Leadership. (March 1, 2010) We prefer to cling to bitterness, but bitterness is corrosive. Like a container filled with salt, it will destroy everything because the Lord cannot forgive us if we cannot forgive others. Life is wonderful if we let God heal us. As we forgive. Faith and Leadership. (March 1, 2010) External links Category:Women activists from Uganda Category:Human rights activists Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1940s