Discussion on the harrowing issue of child sacrifice in Uganda and anticipation for the upcoming conversation with the guest.
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Video editor Annie Ikpa explains how she galvanized a movement to ban child sacrifice in Uganda, and what's in store for the fight ahead.
What We Discuss with Annie Ikpa:
Why child sacrifice is so common in Uganda that Annie Ikpa had to spend seven years campaigning for a law against it.
Who hires the exploitative witch doctors who perform these sacrifices in the name of fortune or other earthly delights?
How children are selected for sacrifice because they're relatively easy to abduct, less likely to fight back, and are regarded by true believers as spiritually more "pure" than adults.
Why even a child who is "lucky" enough to survive a sacrifice is left mentally and physically traumatized — often with brutal scars across their bodies, missing limbs, and/or mutilated genitals.
What you can do to help raise awareness and put a stop to this barbarous practice that continues in spite of positive strides in preventative legislation.