Friends in Solidarity
Transforming agriculture in Riimenze
South Sudan is a very rich and fertile land, which is why it must be safeguarded by learning how to use its resources in an ethical and sustainable way. In the face of the global threat of climate change, we at the Sustainable Agriculture Project of Riimenze (SAP) are at the forefront of efforts to…
Embracing Laudato Sì at STTC
The Environmental Club has been present and valued at Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) Yambio since the college began. At the beginning of 2023, after strengthening our commitment to reflection and action, we discovered the Laudato Sì Movement and its principles; this led us to change our name and join this Universal Movement. It has…
Response to the cry of the poor
For many years now, our Catholic community in the UN Camp in Malakal, South Sudan, has been a sign of unity for over 42,000 displaced people since the civil war of 2013. From the very beginning, our camp was composed of various ethnic groups (Shilluck, Nuer and Dinka) who were not getting along with each…
Sustainable lifestyles at CHTI
Catholic Health Training Institute is a green, clean and environmental friendly campus, the flora and fauna around us evidently convey the same. The farm garden within the campus, where we cultivate vegetables, fruit trees and other edible plants for the dietary needs of our students, is a boost for both sustainability and self-reliance. Our students…
Ecological economics: Message from Fr. Jim
Conflict in South Sudan has been in the headlines for decades. We think of civil war, ethnic struggles and stalled peace processes. Sometimes the conflict is very intense, other times it occurs at “sub national” levels, away from the camera lens, but the consequences remain the same. At all times, it results in human misery.…
Interview with Fr. Joseph Lomoli
Father Joseph Lomoli, a Catholic priest from the Archdiocese of Juba, is currently doing a licentiate in Leadership and Management at the Gregorian University in Rome. This is his experience with Solidarity with South Sudan: in his words we can recognize the impact of Solidarity on the South Sudanese, and the application of the Laudato…