Oneka Richard
Caleb's Hope Country Representative | Program Director, NYARA Project
Oneka Richard is Caleb’s Hope’s Program Director and Country Representative for Uganda. We are very fortunate to have Richard working with us.
He and Caleb's Hope founder, Holly Dignard, are the same age. Richard was a refugee at the age of 7 when he fled the north with his mother and brother to the Sudan. His first time returning to Atiak – his home – was in 2008.
He has a university degree in social work and has been working with NGOs and facilitating their work in Gulu for many years. He and his brother formed CHAFORD (Charity for Rural Development) based out of Gulu. Their focus is food security: harvesting, re-introducing agriculture, the importance of clean water and hygiene.
Richard keeps Nyara Project and Caleb’s Hope running on a daily basis. He visits with the beneficiaries in Atiak regularly to check up on their progress, health, training and overall wellbeing.
It's very important for him to see his community and people get back on their feet. His goal is to see his people return to their normal lives in their villages, to re-generate the local industry and economy, and for there to be lasting peace.
Oneka Richard is Caleb’s Hope’s Program Director and Country Representative for Uganda. We are very fortunate to have Richard working with us.
He and Caleb's Hope founder, Holly Dignard, are the same age. Richard was a refugee at the age of 7 when he fled the north with his mother and brother to the Sudan. His first time returning to Atiak – his home – was in 2008.
He has a university degree in social work and has been working with NGOs and facilitating their work in Gulu for many years. He and his brother formed CHAFORD (Charity for Rural Development) based out of Gulu. Their focus is food security: harvesting, re-introducing agriculture, the importance of clean water and hygiene.
Richard keeps Nyara Project and Caleb’s Hope running on a daily basis. He visits with the beneficiaries in Atiak regularly to check up on their progress, health, training and overall wellbeing.
It's very important for him to see his community and people get back on their feet. His goal is to see his people return to their normal lives in their villages, to re-generate the local industry and economy, and for there to be lasting peace.
Atiak is situated in Northern Uganda, aprox 17 miles from the Sudanese border.
