Achta’s Story: Transforming peace in Bocaranga
The arrival in northwest CAR of a huge herd of cattle accompanied by armed herders was causing fear and insecurity in the community of settled farmers.
The arrival in northwest CAR of a huge herd of cattle accompanied by armed herders was causing fear and insecurity in the community of settled farmers. Achta Fakitom, a member of the Concordis Advisory Group and the Vice Mayor of Bocaranga, contacted the powerful owner of the herd in Chad. By guaranteeing the safety of the cattle whilst they grazed in northwest CAR, she convinced the owner to allow his herders to be disarmed. The Vice Mayor collected 18 weapons from the herders and returned them to Chad, leaving the local settled population feeling safer and more secure, and allowing the cattle to graze safely in CAR, throughout Chad's dry season.