Dima Gavrysh is a New York based photographer specializing in documentary and travel photography. 

Uganda's forgotten war

Uganda's forgotten war.

Children play outside the MSF shelter in Gulu.

Every night, up to 7,000 children stream into the northern Ugandan town of Gulu, to seek refuge from the conflict that simmers around them. Walking as far as 10 kilometers from displacement camps, these children are the so-called "night-commuters".

They are one of the most vivid symbols of the violence which continues to wrack the region.

The "Lords Resistance Army" (LRA) has pitted itself against the government forces in a low intensity war for the past two decades. During that time it is reputed to have kidnapped over 20,000 children forcing children to serve as soldiers and sexual slaves.


Although LRA forces are small, regular and often gruesome attacks on civilians continue to instill fear in the local population.

As the sun sets each evening, ragged children begin to arrive at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and Noah's Arch shelters. By 11pm, the huge plastic tents are filled with shapes wrapped in blankets, safe for a few hours at least.