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.



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

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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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