Work in Crisis
Fr. Tony O’Riordan SJ served with Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in South Sudan and Syria from 2018 to 2024. In South Sudan, he was Project Director in Maban, one...
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Tag: South Sudan
Youth empowerment to pursue dreams
Exclusion is incredibly common in South Sudan and addressing the challenge of unemployment is particularly difficult due to language barriers and inequalities, especially for non-English-speaking youth. Many young people...
The Power of Listening: Nadia’s Story
The war in Sudan continues to ravage the lives of thousands of people. Military violence and bombings have displaced families and those who are fortunate enough to flee, often...
Radio For Change: Environment Day
Last week saw two major international days where the subject of plastic is doing major damage. World Ocean Day and World Environment Day spotlight the very same problem of...
Bicycles changing lives: Martin’s Journey
Last year, you helped teachers who must travel long distances by foot to teach in classrooms ranging from schools, grass huts or simply in the shade of trees. By...
Earth Day: Women Growing For Change
April 22nd marks Mother Earth Day an international holiday dedicated to recognising the Earth and its ecosystems as humanity’s common home and the need to protect her to enhance...
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...
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...
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,...
Let it GLOW
Mary Henry facilitates the GLOW Program in South Sudan – Girls Learn their Own Worth (GLOW). She graduated from the Jesuit Loyola Secondary School (LSS) in Wau following her...
Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024
This year’s theme is focused on the role of education in ‘protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future’ (UN). Thanks to your support we are empowering marginalised communities...
World Teacher Day 2024: Teacher-training in South Sudan
In 2023, an estimated 2.8 million children were out of school in South Sudan disadvantaged by poverty and displacement. War in Sudan and localised violence means the lives and...