Els De Temmerman

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rdf:langString Els De Temmerman (born 10 February 1962, Oudenaarde) is a Belgian former journalist who established , an organization that works for the rehabilitation of child soldiers in Africa. She is the author of Aboke Girls, a novel about the 1996 Aboke abductions in Northern Uganda. Before her career as a journalist, she taught at Feng Chia University, China. She also worked at MSF in Sudan. On 12 November 2006, she was named editor-in-chief of the Ugandan-based newspaper, New Vision. This appointment took effect on 1 December 2006. She resigned in October 2008. In 2010, the UN entrusted Els De Temmerman with the establishment of an asylum for child soldiers in north-east Congo, which she opened in 2013. Els De Temmerman is married to Johan Van Hecke, a Belgian politician who lives in Oosterzele. In 2006, Els became the owner of hotel Cassia Lodge in Uganda.