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This social entrepreneur survived conflict as a child. Now, he helps vulnerable people access justice

Gerald Abila was raised in Uganda in the 1980s during a period of bloody civil conflict. Abila planned on becoming an engineer But his studies prompted the question: What’s the most powerful tool we can use to engineer a peaceful society? His answer: the law.

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