Compassion Experience: "Make a Difference"

Olive Aneno

Nov. 30, 2017, 9:30am - 10:20am

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Olive Aneno is a passionate advocate of healthcare as a human right. As a mental health social worker in the state of Georgia, she facilitates suicide prevention training and awareness programs among mental health service agencies as well as other public agencies throughout the state.

Olive was born and raised in Northern Uganda, in a region terrorized by the Lord’s Resistance Army. When she was 6 years old, she was forced to hide alone in the forest overnight as the LRA seized her village. Spared from death, abduction or worse, Olive soon moved to the capital city of Kampala to live with her single mother, who registered her for Compassion’s child development program. For the first time, she was able to attend school, wear properly fitting clothing and shoes, eat nutritious meals and receive healthcare. When her mom passed away three years later, though an orphan, Olive had valuable family and support through her Compassion sponsorship.

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