Social life of Acholi people: (By Bomboko George)

I believe that the Acholi people are so organized hospitable generous and socially so advanced. This is seen in their leadership like the ‘Rwot’ the Acholi cultural leader who accommodate visitors, cares and feeds them which is very rear in the tradition of other tribes in Ugandan. The whole community is linked up in the structure of leadership which starts right from the head of a family, clan leaders and other member who is elected chairman of all the clan leaders called “Rwot”

Socially, men are known for the various cultural endowments such as dances, communal work such as digging or the harvest of crops. The norms which guide normal values among the youths, married people, men and women. The respect that is accorded to each and every one no wonder big or small every one is to respect the social valve of the community.

These values have been in force since but now things seem to have changed so much. Especially now that the IDP camps are the only forceful homesteads available. All the glory of the rich culture and tradition which was our pride eroded due to influence of the two decades of Joseph Kony war in Acholi land. What shall we the Acholi, Ugandans and the international community do in order to perfect our traditional ways of lives?