Julia Davatzes


Julia Davatzes

Julia Davatzes is a current graduate student at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. She is pursuing her M.A. in International Development Studies with concentrations in Humanitarian Assistance and Community Resilience. She previously earned her B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia. Before beginning her graduate program, she worked for a disaster management company in the United States, helping communities to build resilience to disasters, as well as serving on active disaster deployments. Julia is very excited to be supporting the work of the Gulu Disabled Persons Union and Women in Action for Women in northern Uganda this summer.



01 Aug

WASH at Kulu Opal: Celebrations and the Handover Ceremony!

The last few weeks have been filled with celebrations and final touches to the toilets.

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Posted Aug 01, 2024

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01 Aug

WASH at Kulu Opal: Monitoring and Menstrual Hygiene

As part of the WASH program, I supported the design and implementation of a monitoring

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Posted Aug 01, 2024

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01 Aug

WASH at Kulu Opal: The 4 F’s

The Kulu Opal project is moving along well, as we are almost to the handover

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Posted Aug 01, 2024

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01 Aug

Meet GDPU: “GDPU is a very committed organization.” – Emma Ajok

This is an article in a series profiling staff at GDPU, the Gulu disability community,

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Posted Aug 01, 2024

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29 Jul

WASH at Kulu Opal: Foundations and Floors

This is a well overdue update on construction efforts at Kulu Opal! Emma, other GDPU

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Posted Jul 29, 2024

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26 Jul

Meet GDPU: “It’s something that comes from the heart.” – Daniel Nyeko and Marylyn Amony

This is an article in a series profiling staff at GDPU, the Gulu disability community,

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Posted Jul 26, 2024

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23 Jul

Conflict Survivors are Building Community for Themselves

Trigger Warning: This blog discusses serious topics, including war, sexual violence, and captivity. If those

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Posted Jul 23, 2024

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13 Jul

Meet GDPU: “I have the passion to see that someone’s life changes completely.” – Faruk Musema

This is an article in a series profiling staff at GDPU, the Gulu disability community,

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Posted Jul 13, 2024

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08 Jul

WASH at Kulu Opal: Sweat Equity in Action

Before starting construction, GDPU held a series of meetings with the Head Teacher, construction Contractor,

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Posted Jul 08, 2024

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03 Jul

Coach Julia, Reporting for Duty

In addition to his role at GDPU, Faruk is the founder and director of Ability

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Posted Jul 03, 2024

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25 Jun

WASH at Kulu Opal: “Operational” Toilets

The purpose of our first visit to Kulu Opal Primary School was to meet with

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Posted Jun 25, 2024

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25 Jun

WASH at Kulu Opal: “If you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation”

We have kicked-off the core effort that will be completed during my fellowship here: the

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Posted Jun 25, 2024

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17 Jun

Meet GDPU: “Maybe the word disability downplays their ability.” – Joe Okwir

This is an article in a series profiling staff at GDPU, the Gulu disability community,

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Posted Jun 17, 2024

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10 Jun

Meet GDPU: “It can look like a small center, but it has a big heart.” – Mary Lakot

This is the first article in a series profiling staff at GDPU, the Gulu disability

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Posted Jun 10, 2024

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06 Jun

A Warm Gulu Welcome

Kapongo from Gulu! Emma, the WASH Project Officer, and I made the slightly treacherous bus

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Posted Jun 06, 2024

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29 May

A Lesson from Flora

After a few teary airport goodbyes and delayed and un-delayed and changed flights, I finally

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Posted May 29, 2024

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