South Sudan Education
Independence Day in South Sudan
South Sudan enters its 10th year of independence on July 9. On this date in 2011, hope in the promise of this new nation was bright as the people emerged from decades of civil war. Ethnic discord, however, is not reconciled easily or rapidly. We need only to recall the 400 years it has taken…
Leap of faith: Remote learning for STTC
Distance learning in South Sudan is a new experience for everyone, and a challenge for most of those involved. It is one thing to quickly check your Facebook page, but quite another to download two or three pages of material to read, digest and then answer questions on. Unfortunately, South Sudan is not known for…
Letter from Fr. Jim Greene, Executive Director, Solidarity with South Sudan
May 30, 2020 Greetings! We hope that this letter finds you and your congregation/family healthy and recovering from any cases of COVID-19. You all have been in our prayers during this global pandemic that has brought sadness and grief to millions of families and communities and has hopefully changed the way we will live in…
Update from Solidarity Teacher Training College
From the staff at Solidarity Teacher Training College, March 23, 2020 Just three weeks ago, we were visited by representatives of Caritas Austria. It was a joyful visit. Our students welcomed them, sang a song that they had written especially for the occasion, and gave them a tour of our compound. Speeches given in return…
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…
Getting creative at STTC
Students at Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan, recently completed a project to beautify their campus. “After one week of planning and painting, the compound is rejuvenated,” writes volunteer tutor Allan Drummond, who took photos and posted them on Facebook. “The project was to decorate the library and the tukul… The best designs…