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 April was a busy month for GuluWalk - - all over North America.
In Toronto, over 3,000 students took to the streets in an effort to keep northern Uganda in the headlines in Canada, while NBA stars Steve Nash and Shaquille O’Neal were front and centre for a high-profile GuluWallk fundraiser in Phoenix. And, last week at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, GuluWalk was on hand for the world premiere of Kassim The Dream, a documentary chronicling the life of Ugandan boxer and GuluWalk supporter Kassim Ouma.
Follow the link below for all of the stories, along with a northern Uganda situation update and an introduction to ‘GuluWalk Gatherings’.
Click here to read the complete May GuluWalk update.....
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 Athletes for Africa, the parent charity of GuluWalk, is growing and is searching for a Communications & Development Officer.
Athletes for Africa is an innovative, growing NGO that is looking for an energetic and articulate individual with exceptional writing skills who aims to develop their media, communications and fundraising abilities on the job, while being given an opportunity to carve out their own future as Athletes for Africa develops internationally in 2008, and beyond.
Click here for the complete job description....
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 In Canada's national newspaper, The Globe & Mail, Stephanie Nolen writes that, "A peace deal to end the civil war that has held northern Ugandan hostage for decades is set to be signed in less than two weeks, amid much fanfare from the Western donors pushing the process."
Nolen also notes, "Public campaigns such as Canada's GuluWalk and, in the United States, the Invisible Children, have brought new attention to the conflict and increased pressure on the many Western countries that bankroll Mr. Museveni's government to use their leverage to end the war, which began in 1986. "There is much more realization that Kony is a threat to regional stability," Mr. Green said, "and much more international pressure."
Click here to read the complete article....
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