{UAH} Oxfam “land grab” Report in Pictures

Oxfam "land grab" Report in Pictures

Last month, Oxfam released a report in which it pinned Uganda of evicting thousands to give land to a British forest company, New Forests Company (NFC) to plant trees. In the report, at least 22,500 people lost their homes and land and many have been left destitute, without enough food and money to send their children to school.

A DISPLACED BOY IS SEEN SEATED NEAR ONE OF MANY MAKESHIFT HOUSES BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED UP TO 20.000 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

New Forests Company (NFC) was accused by locals of participating in their eviction after it was granted a license to establish three timber plantations on 20,000 hectares of land in 2004, the report said.

In the past few weeks, Oxfam has reported that members of the evicted community have reportedly been intimidated and harassed after questioning by workers from the New Forests Company (NFC).

I made a trip to Kiboga and Mubende districts to document the lives of such displaced communities and below are their stories.

OLIVIA MUKAPULESDA WHO LOST A CHILD DOES HER HOME CHORES NEXT TO HER MAKESHIFT HOUSE SHE BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED HER AND 22,499 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

IN PAIN: OLIVIA MUKAPULESDA WHO LOST A CHILD DOES HER HOME CHORES NEXT TO HER MAKESHIFT HOUSE SHE BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED HER AND 22,499 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR THE COMPANY

 

LIFE MOVES ON: OLIVIA MUKAPULESDA WHO LOST A CHILD DOES HER HOME CHORES NEXT TO HER MAKESHIFT HOUSE SHE BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED HER AND 22,499 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

OLIVIA MUKAPULESDA WHO LOST ONE OF HER CHILDREN IN THE EVICTION PROCESS CARRIES ANOTHER ON HER BACK NEXT TO HER MAKESHIFT HOUSE SHE BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED HER AND 22,499 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

ANOTHER DISPLACED MOTHER TAKES A BREAK FROM SORTING MAIZE COBS NEXT TO HER MAKESHIFT HOUSE SHE BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED HER AND 22,499 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

A DISPLACED FAMILY SORTS MAIZE COBS NEXT TO THEIR MAKESHIFT HOUSE BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED THEM AND 22,500 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

A DISPLACED MOTHER RETURNS FROM THE MARKET TO HER MAKESHIFT HOUSE, BUILT SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED HER AND 22,499 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

A NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) SIGN POST IS SEEN IN MUDENDE DISTRICT. NFC HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

A WORKER IS SEEN WATERING SEEDLINGS BELONG TO THE NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC). NFC HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

FRESH: A NEWLY PLANTED NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) SEEDLING GROWS IN MUBENDE. NFC HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

MEAL TIME: A NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) WORKER PREPARES LUNCH WHILE TAKING A BREAK FROM WORK IN THE FIELDS. NFC HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

A PINE TREE GROWS IN MUBENDE. NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

A PINE TREE GROWS IN MUBENDE. NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

A PLANTATION OF PINE TREES IS SEEN IN MUBENDE. NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

IN RUINS: A BURNT OUT HOUSE REMAINS STANDING AMIDST TALL AFTER THE EVICTIONS. NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

JUSTIN DRALAZE, A REUTERS JOURNALIST FILMS SOME OF THE MAKESHIFT HOUSES BUILT BY THE DISPLACED COMMUNITIES AFTER BEING FORCEFULLY AND VIOLENTLY EVICTED BY NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE. OXFAM REPORTS THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN TO THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA SAY THEY HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT AND QUESTIONED BY NFC STAFF. NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

FRESH START: A DISPLACED TEENAGER PASSES BY HIS FORMER FAMILY HOME IN KIBOGA FROM FETCHING WATER. NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

SCHOOL DROPOUTS: A DISPLACED TEENAGE FARMER FRESH FROM THE GARDEN IN MUBENDE. MANY IN HIS AGE BRACKET HAVE TEMPORARILY STOPPED GOING TO SCHOOL AFTER BEING EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES. NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) HAS BEEN ACCUSED IN A REPORT BY OXFAM TO HAVE CAUSED THE FORCEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF 22,500 PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS FOR THEM TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

 

BLEAK FUTURE: A GIRL TAKES A THOUGHTFUL POSTURE NEXT TO HER FAMILYS' MAKESHIFT GRASS THATCHED HOUSE IN MUBENDE SINCE THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) AND POLICE FORCEFULLY EVICTED HER AND 22,499 OTHER PEOPLE IN KIBOGA AND MUBENDE DISTRICTS TO ALLOCATE THE LAND TO NEW FORESTS COMPANY (NFC) TO PLANT TREES AS PART OF A LUCRATIVE SCRAMBLE FOR ARABLE LAND THAT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CARBON TRADING PONZI SCHEME, WHICH IS WORTH $1.8 MILLION A YEAR TO THE COMPANY

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Gwokto La'Kitgum

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