Author: Joe Munnelly

Emmanuel gives a talk about puberty to students at Wau, South Sudan.

07 April 2025

Puberty is not a crazy age; I am just growing up
For World Heath Day, an article spotlighting our groundbreaking health and advocacy project GLOW couldn’t be more appropriate. Emmanuel Loboka is the communications officer with the development office in...

02 April 2025

Quiet Voices Calling for a Dignified Life
Zain and Ali were both born deaf. They need hearing aids to communicate with others, but living in a war-torn country has deprived them of all their basic rights,...
Nora's children pose for photo with their grandfather

27 March 2025

Nora’s Story: Hope after hardship
Nora* first experienced loss 35 years ago as a child. She grew up in Qusayr, a town in Homs, Syria. One day, she came home and found that her...
Women carry water from Chitete river

22 March 2025

World Water Day 2025: Scarcity in Malawi
On this side of the globe access to clean and safe water rarely crosses our minds but for the Global South – water is more precious than ever. Globally,...
Boy in Beirut, looks to camera in JRS Lebanon migrant centre.

18 March 2025

Food Appeal: Hunger Crisis in Lebanon and Syria
The dismantling of USAID has caused shockwaves among humanitarian and development organisations who face huge layoffs and funding freezes placing life-saving projects in jeopardy. So many aid workers find...
mother holds her toddler towards the camera. They're smiling

08 March 2025

International Women’s Day 2025: Empowering women
March 8th has arrived! A day internationally dedicated to all women and girls across the globe! It is day to reflect on gender equality and social justice, to celebrate...
women in Malawi hold placards calling for climate action & protection of the environment.

03 March 2025

World Wildlife Day 2025: Climate Action in Zomba
“Remember we are not the last inhabitants of this world; we share it with future generations, so let’s take care of our common home” Last week, with joy and...

20 February 2025

Social Justice Day 2025: Empowerment in Lebanon
“It’s more than just the food it’s knowing that others care about us and want to help, It makes a huge difference emotionally.”  Ghina, a mother of two from...
image shows Emmanuel in the radio sound booth speaking into the mic in front of him

13 February 2025

Radio Day 2025: Community Radio in South Sudan
Where satellite signal is rare and electricity unreliable,  for many communities in the global south, radio is the best means of communication for connection and staying informed about what...
photo of sign from Palestine solidarity march. the sign reads: "Gaza doesn't need your pity. It needs your voice!"

06 February 2025

Gaza needs our humanity more than ever
This week at the White House, President Trump’s words and actions shook anyone with respect for human rights and empathy for others. The dismantling of USAID has caused shockwaves...

06 February 2025

#StopFGM Youth Led Change
Today over 200 million girls and women worldwide are impacted by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or cutting. FGM is the harmful practice of removing, cutting or injuring female genital...
A family travel to Renk by donkey.

24 January 2025

World Education Day: Empowering Refugees in Renk
The war in Sudan continues to ravage the lives of thousands of people. Military violence and bombing campaigns have displaced families and those who are fortunate enough to flee,...