Preamble

Aware of the vast needs of harmonious cultural integration, controversial land tenure systems, industrial eruptions, day to day emerging conflicts out of tribal & cultural variations, unpredictable natural calamities, and Poor health & Sanitation; Believing that universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice; Understanding that health is not mere absence of disease, but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being; Realizing that effective conflict resolution requires regular awareness and constant engagement of stake holder parties; moved by sentiments of justice and humanity as well as by the desire to secure permanent peace and welfare of the community, the founders of ICDC thereby agreed to establish a purely humanitarian Organization under the name Conflicts and Disaster Control International (ICDC).

Starting with its operationalization in Uganda, ICDC recognizes that most communities are fully multi-tribal but also the surrounding environment is endowed with rich natural resources that escalate tension. Like most of the communities in Uganda, the level of illiteracy is very high and consequently lack of awareness. Coupled with progressive uncontrolled births, immigrations due to wars and conflicts, immigrations in search of greener pastures for improved livelihood, the population grows day by day, with conflicts, wrangles, and epidemic disasters spanning the communities. Bloodshed is one other option that the uninformed communities resort to while trying to resolve their conflicts especially in land issues, encroachment in forests, to mention but a few.

Background

The stringent proliferation of conflicts that span different areas amongst communities without any professional fair intervention and engagement of key stakeholders, results into fatal unforgettable impacts in the lives of many and if uncontrolled spill over to the rest of the community. An example is a conflict that occurred in Bulisa District in 2008 between the Bagungu, and Balalo ethnic groups who both practiced pastoralism and thus needed pasture for their animals. This conflict led to bloodshed with the use of Pangas, Knives, and Spears, and over 30 people lost their lives. No direct interventions that would initiate negotiations were seen on ground. From 2008 until 2016, similar conflicts prevailed in areas of Kasese, Hoima, and Kayunga districts with no efforts seen put on ground to mitigate the occurrence of such conflicts.

The impacts of a tribal conflict if the KEY INDICATORS to its eruption are ignored can turn out to be the most unbelievably severe. The 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi by the Hutu between April and August was a general mass slaughter that left over 500.000 Rwandans dead in just approximately 100 days. This led to a general wave of migration of Rwandans to neighboring countries especially Uganda.

With unprecedented changes in climate, several communities suffer hunger atrocities. Hunger does not segregate but affects all children, minors, youth, and seniors. In the year 2016, over 600,000 families were in need of food in West Pokot county of Kenya. Over 1.3 million Ugandans suffered from hunger with severe situations in Isingiro district and in the districts that span Karamoja area. Government Aids were simply minimal and late to counter the situation. Upon this background, ICDC determined to specialize and equip itself with all the necessary manpower, skills, tools, technology, and equipment to forecast, and sustainably provide the fastest and responsive humanitarian aid.