South Sudan Education
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…
Teaching a dream come true for Innocent
Innocent Abdalla is a 2016 graduate of Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC). After graduation, Innocent taught at St. Mary’s School in Yambio for six months and then at a school in Tambura town, where he was the only qualified teacher. When he was young, Innocent says he used to admire his father, who teaches Arabic,…
Message from Sister Joan
I am sending you a special message with an urgent request for prayers for the people of South Sudan. The government and opposition, who have been fighting since the end of 2013, have been engaged in implementing a peace agreement which is to result in a Transitional Government of National Unity, to be installed on…
STTC graduates 19 new teachers
Solidarity Teacher Training College celebrated the graduation of 19 students in August. STTC recently received high praise from the director general of the Ministry of Education in South Sudan, who remarked on the integrity of the school’s final exam process and knowledge of the students. “Teachers are role models and peace builders — they are…
‘Teachers are role models and peace builders’
Today, July 9, is Independence Day for the world’s newest country. The people of South Sudan face many challenges. The young people graduating from Solidarity with South Sudan’s teaching and nursing programs are meeting these challenges with hope and courage. John, 30, a student at Solidarity Teacher Training College, is married with four children. He…
Interview with an STTC graduate
Justin is one of four male graduates fortunate to have been awarded the Solidarity full scholarship to continue advanced studies in Nairobi at Tangaza University. Justin is from Tombura State, 185 kilometers north of Yambio. He is married with nine children, the youngest of which he has never seen, since his wife was pregnant just…