Sisters in South Sudan
COVID-19 brings new challenges for Solidarity
South Sudan is working hard to prevent the onslaught of COVID-19. So far, the country has reported only two incidences of this deadly virus. Given that the health care system is very weak and unequipped to deal with this deadly pandemic, the government is taking precautions by closing all schools, churches and institutions where people…
Solidarity to manage Good Shepherd Peace Center
Solidarity with South Sudan has just assumed responsibility for the management and programming at the Good Shepherd Peace Center at Kit, an hour’s drive from Juba. Four new Solidarity staff members form the core of the Solidarity Pastoral Team, and have just moved to Kit. The center, owned by the Religious Superiors Association of South…
COVID-19 and Solidarity with South Sudan
Working from home is a challenge for many of us. However, as I have a home to work from, food to eat and access to friends and family via phone and social media, I can’t help thinking about my Solidarity friends in South Sudan. South Sudan has not registered a case of the coronavirus, and…
Sister Barbara helping South Sudanese overcome trauma
Sister Barbara Paleczny, a Canadian School Sister of Notre Dame, has lived in South Sudan for nine years, after earlier ministries in Canada, Great Britain, Bolivia and the United States. Her work has focused on spirituality and social justice concerns and includes co-founding the South Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the Center for Spirituality…
Q & A with Sister Joan Mumaw
Chris Herlinger, international correspondent for Global Sisters Report, recently interviewed Sister Joan Mumaw, IHM, about her trip to South Sudan in November 2019. As the president and chief administrative officer for the Maryland-based Friends in Solidarity, the U.S. partner to Solidarity with South Sudan, Sister Joan Mumaw has become a passionate advocate for peace and…
Sister Joan in South Sudan
Very special greetings to all of the supporters of Solidarity with South Sudan and Friends in Solidarity. I am in South Sudan visiting the projects that you support. Gratitude for your support of the work of Solidarity abounds. My first stop on the “tour” was a visit to Riimenze, a rural community served by the…
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