Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro

Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro is a Ugandan freelance journalist and the head of Uganda/East Africa chapter of the Peace Journalism Foundation, an initiative dedicated to using the media to avert violence and find solutions that promote peace. For two decades, Laker was one of the few local female journalists to cover the brutal conflict in northern Uganda with the Lord's Resistance Army. In addition to her reporting, Laker also helps train young journalists about the role of media in peace building and conflict management with the Peace Journalism Foundation.