About The Author​

Helen’s early life of disruption and family separation, led to a passion for advocating for the rights of those who were mistreated. The first musical trip to Uganda shaped Helen’s life and she developed a love for Africa, her people, and the traditional music. You will be enchanted by various traditional musical stories. Helen’s travels took her to some of the most beautiful places in the world including African deserts and mountains and waterfalls in Latin America and Africa.

The human rights abuses Helen listened to in conflict-affected countries sharpened her resolve to continue this work after her PhD and she travelled to different African Countries including Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to highlight the experiences of survivors of human rights abuses. In her book, Helen vividly recalls how these experiences influenced her decision to work with refugee survivors of SGBV and torture from South Sudan who were living in refugee settlements in Northern Uganda. Helen was also appointed Clinical Lead in the health service in Coventry and established a refugee well-being service in the UK using the integrative model of support developed from her research. Helen also helped initiate and is on the steering committee that oversees the CLAMP refugee project which provides support and counselling for urban refugees living in slums in Kampala: CLAMP: Bringing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to urban refugees | The Global Compact on Refugees | Digital platform (globalcompactrefugees.org)

The final chapter of her autobiography details Helen’s current life, including the impact of COVID, discovering a love for wild swimming and hopes for the future. Fascinating, emotional, and uplifting; Nalule’s Travels and Adventures: The Power of Writing for Survivors in Africa, is a captivating narrative of hardship, resilience, and triumph against the odds, told with passion and clarity by a woman who never gave up!