South Sudan Education
STTC welcomes visiting professor from Ireland
From the Solidarity Teacher Training College newsletter English is the vehicle for learning across all subjects in South Sudan after P3. And for almost all students at STTC, as in schools across the country, English is their second, third or even fourth language. This is the challenge taken up by our visiting professor from Ireland,…
With your help, humanitarian needs met
The Solidarity Agricultural Project in Riimenze experienced armed robbery on Oct. 29, 2021. This has shaken the staff and put the projects on hold for nearly two months. Since 2013, 80 acres have been cleared by hand, in an effort to develop a demonstration farm using appropriate and sustainable technology. The priorities for this project…
We are from South Sudan
“Teachers are role models and peace builders” — John Dau, graduate of Solidarity Teacher Training College. “Solidarity has worked diligently to heal the wounds of war and to reconcile people of diverse tribes” — Sister Joan Mumaw, IHM, president and CAO of Friends in Solidarity. Watch video Help us train more teachers in South Sudan.…
‘Losing my heart’ in South Sudan
Sister Jacinta Prunty, a Holy Faith Sister of Ireland, recently made a three-year commitment as a volunteer tutor with Solidarity Teacher Training College, resigning from her job as a senior lecturer/associate professor in the Department of History at Maynooth University in Ireland. She says she “lost her heart” in South Sudan in 2019, when she…
Good Friday: Reflections on South Sudan
Text: Sister Barbara Buckley, RSM | Photos: Paul Jeffrey In Matthew’s Gospel, the Judgment of the Nations appears just before the passion narrative. Jesus speaks quite clearly about the actions necessary to enter the Kingdom: compassion for all humanity. “The passion that Christ felt for humanity, shown throughout his lifetime, and in a singular way…
Update on STTC remote learning
The students of Solidarity Teacher Training College are unable to attend classes in person, but that has not stopped them from learning. The school’s remote learning program using smart phones continues, with staff members providing virtual instruction from Italy, Ireland and England. “The tutors, those within the college, and those who are in their own…