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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter A. Belcastro, a builder and crew leader, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-11, is surrounded by children and local villagers, May 5, 2009 to notify him that the young boy he financially sponsored for one year of schooling was officially accepted. Belcastro is currently working in the area on the Walela Culvert bridge and has almost daily interaction with the locals. The Walela bridge which was funded by CJTF-HOA and costing $375,000 has taken almost 3 months to build. The bridge was constructed by 25 U.S. Navy construction engineers partnered and worked side-by-side with counterpart engineers from the Uganda People Defense Force. This project is one of several civilian affairs projects carried out by the two militaries, and is part of the United States government's overall support for peace, reconstruction and development in the north. The Walesa Culvert Bridge will connect the main Lira road to Aromo sub county. It will improve the lives of more than 60,000 people from three villages by eliminating their current half-day walk to work, hospital and schools and by providing them with year-round access to the Lira Market. Access to markets is critical to the economic recovery of northern Ugandan households after years of conflict. The new bridge will also aid in the delivery of humanitarian assistance to vulnerable households still recovering from the effects of conflict, particularly the elderly, disabled and sick. The bridge is near the triangle where Gulu, Pader and Lira districts meet, and so it will also help strengthen economic and social ties between the Langi and Acholi people of northern Uganda. The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability. The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability.
| Date Taken: | 05.05.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 05.09.2009 09:32 |
| Photo ID: | 170744 |
| VIRIN: | 090505-F-7426P-741 |
| Resolution: | 2748x1972 |
| Size: | 4.65 MB |
| Location: | LIRA, UG |
| Web Views: | 121 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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