Forest whitaker back in Uganda for peace project

Award-winning movie actor and producer Forest Whitaker is back in Uganda, on a call of duty with his Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) –an international organization that since 2012 has worked to transform the lives of youth in the refugee camps of Northern Uganda.

Whitaker, the founder of WPDI, jetted into the country over the weekend and is currently in Northern Uganda going about work at the initiative he founded and heads. Activities he is undertaking include inspecting the progress of the organisation’s work, speaking to youth and interacting with the community, among others.