When missioner Joanne Blaney arrived in Uganda to accompany survivors of the Lord’s Resistance Army, she met women whose lives bore the heaviest burdens of violence. One of them, Immaculate Adong, was only eight when her father was killed in the 1995 Atiak massacre. Today, she manages a women’s cooperative that empowers survivors with skills, solidarity, and hope—showing how faith and resilience can rebuild lives and communities.
Nearly two decades after the guns fell silent, wounds still run deep in northern Uganda. Among the resilient Acholi people—survivors of war, displacement, and profound trauma—local leaders are rising to rebuild community through restorative justice and compassion. Missioner Joanne Blaney walks alongside them, listening, learning, and witnessing the quiet strength of healing hearts.
At Nairobi conference, Maryknoll lay missioners discuss global human rights and criminal justice reform.
How Joanne Blaney had a hand in what happened at President Lula’s inauguration
Joanne Blaney sees profound connections in her restorative-justice work — from São Paulo to the Amazon and other regions of Brazil.
Joanne Blaney gives an update on her restorative-justice and homeless ministries in São Paulo.
