Levi Jacobs
I am a masters student in anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder, interested in researching the intersections of spirituality and conflict in East Africa. While my specific focus is not yet set, I am provisionally working on the rehabilitation of returned combatants and community members in North Uganda following the local pacification of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Within this, I am interested in the roles spirituality has played in both recruitment to the LRA, and rehabilitation of returned combatants and community members.
I carried out fieldwork in northern Uganda during July and August 2011, and hope to go back for a longer stay when further in my studies. I also work as the sponsorship coordinator of Hope Destitute Children's Centre, a Uganda-based NGO emancipating destitute and street children, following working with them in Lukaya, Uganda, from 2008-2010 as NGO administrator.
Contact:
Hale Science Bldg. 370
1350 Pleasant Dr.
Boulder, CO 80301