Natalie Angell <p>Shanti is a Sanskrit word meaning peace. It reflects our belief that peace begins within. In order for communities to develop a greater sense of solidarity and unity, they must first allow themselves to heal from within and act from a place of love and compassion.</p> <p><strong>History</strong></p> <p><img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/covered.jpg?1236332051' alt='' align='left' width='285'/>The war in Northern Uganda has been called the most neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today. For the past 23 years, the Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army and The Government of Uganda have been waging a war that has left nearly two million innocent civilians displaced. Millions of children have been orphaned by <span class="caps">HIV</span>/AIDS and thousands of women die annually in childbirth. An entire generation has never known peace&#8230;</p> <p style='clear:both;'></p> <p><strong>Our Story</strong></p> <p><img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/happy.jpg?1236331927' alt='' align='right' width='285'/>The Shanti Uganda Society began with a vision to bring the healing power of yoga to communities experiencing trauma in Uganda. Kim Ridgewell and Natalie Angell began to discuss ways to make this vision a reality and with the support of friends and family created ‘Shanti Uganda’. In 2007, Natalie left for Uganda and worked at a local school, began a yoga program for children and supported birthing women at a health clinic. Here, she met Lubwama Julius, who was a teacher at the school. Over the next year they began to support additional schools in the region and an income generating group for women with <span class="caps">HIV</span>/AIDS. The Shanti Uganda Society incorporated in 2008.</p> 2007-08-02T21:14:06-07:00 about-us 85231 2007-08-02T21:14:06-07:00 49741 2009-03-20T15:26:02-07:00 Shanti is a Sanskrit word meaning peace. It reflects our belief that peace begins within. In order for communities to develop a greater sense of solidarity and unity, they must first allow themselves to heal from within and act from a place of love and compassion. *History* <img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/covered.jpg?1236332051' alt='' align='left' width='285'/>The war in Northern Uganda has been called the most neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today. For the past 23 years, the Lord's Resistance Army and The Government of Uganda have been waging a war that has left nearly two million innocent civilians displaced. Millions of children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS and thousands of women die annually in childbirth. An entire generation has never known peace... <p style='clear:both;'></p> *Our Story* <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/happy.jpg?1236331927' alt='' align='right' width='285'/>The Shanti Uganda Society began with a vision to bring the healing power of yoga to communities experiencing trauma in Uganda. Kim Ridgewell and Natalie Angell began to discuss ways to make this vision a reality and with the support of friends and family created ‘Shanti Uganda’. In 2007, Natalie left for Uganda and worked at a local school, began a yoga program for children and supported birthing women at a health clinic. Here, she met Lubwama Julius, who was a teacher at the school. Over the next year they began to support additional schools in the region and an income generating group for women with HIV/AIDS. The Shanti Uganda Society incorporated in 2008.