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Building a future, one teacher at a time
When Solidarity with South Sudan embarked on the education of teachers in this war-torn country 10 years ago, they decided to focus on training primary school teachers. “Let’s get the basics right.” The need was for 26,000 teachers; the need ...
Friends in Solidarity board meets
The Friends in Solidarity board of directors met Saturday, May 11, at the LCWR offices in Silver Spring, Maryland. Above from left: Brother Craig Franz, FSC; Sister Joan Mumaw, IHM, Friends in Solidarity chief administrative officer, and the Rev. Robert ...
An awesome gesture! A plea for peace!
Message from Sister Joan Mumaw, IHM I was left speechless as I viewed the video of Pope Francis kissing the feet of the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, and four of the five designated vice-presidents of the interim government ...
Ministry opportunities in South Sudan
Volunteer ministry positions are available with Solidarity with South Sudan. Solidarity has put out an appeal to men and women religious and to laypeople to help continue its mission to help the people of South Sudan build peaceful, sustainable communities through ...
Partners in health
Bon Secours Mercy Health System has been a major supporter of Solidarity with South Sudan since 2015. Camille Grippon, system director of Global Ministries for Bon Secours Mercy Health, explains that "there are a lot of synergies" with the mission ...
Solidarity welcomes new executive director
Above image from left: Br. Bill Firman, FSC; Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, FSCJ, Juba, South Sudan; Fr. Jim Greene, MofAFR Solidarity with South Sudan is going through a major transition this month. During the April Board meeting in Rome, Brother ...
Message from Sister Joan
“Prioritizing hope… is a brave and bold thing to do.” The above quote by Ava Du Vernay in an article entitled “Seeing the Bright Side” (Time, February 28, 2019) seems an apt approach to writing about the work of Solidarity ...
Sisters in South Sudan: Sister Annette St. Amour, IHM
The Good Shepherd Peace Center opened in October 2016. It is the only Catholic retreat and conference center in South Sudan. Sister Annette St. Amour, IHM, works at the center. For the past five years, her ministry has encompassed ongoing ...
Sisters in South Sudan: Carolyn Buhs, SNDdeN
"In the Catholic Church, we believe in the dignity of each person... Regardless of a person’s ethnic group, we are all sons and daughters of our Good God. As this truth takes hold of each person’s consciousness, then South Sudan ...
