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Sister Mumbi in South Sudan

As fate would have it, my arrival in Juba coincided with the arrival of Pope Francis in South Sudan for his first ever visit to the country, accompanied by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Moderator of the ...
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Solidarity graduate models ‘nobility’ of teaching

Ngaluku Lukulu Chocho is a graduate of Solidarity Teacher Training College, and received a scholarship from Solidarity with South Sudan to attend Tangaza University in Nairobi, Kenya. He describes his difficult but successful journey to become a teacher. It is ...
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Pope Francis close to people of South Sudan

“Pope Francis has repeatedly expressed his constant concern for the plight of the South Sudanese people, and over the years has launched several appeals for peace in the country…” Many of these initiatives are cited in a recent article published ...
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Honoring our founder

As Sister Joan prepares to step down as president of Friends in Solidarity in February 2023, we are taking this opportunity to honor her life and legacy. Please take a few minutes to watch this short video. We invite you ...
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Retreat center offers a ‘calm place’ in the midst of war

Every once in a while, Sister Rosa Anthony needs to get away from it all. A Sister of Charity who serves as a teacher in Rejaf, South Sudan, Sister Rosa looks forward to opportunities to come to the Good Shepherd ...
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Women teachers overcome gender discrimination

Becoming a teacher wasn’t easy for Madelina Louis. A member of the Azande tribe from Nzarra, along South Sudan’s border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madelina enjoyed learning and wanted to share her thirst for knowledge with others ...
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‘Don’t get tired of talking about South Sudan,’ pleads ecumenical leader

The head of South Sudan’s main ecumenical body has appealed to the world not to give up on his country, which during its first decade of independence has repeatedly slid backward into political and ethnic violence. “Sometimes in my work ...
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Friends in Solidarity appoints new president

Friends in Solidarity (FIS), the U.S. partner of Solidarity with South Sudan, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new president, Sister Mumbi Kigutha, CPPS. Sister Mumbi, a Sister of the Precious Blood from Dayton, Ohio, will begin her ...
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Midwives bring peace to South Sudan

As a child, Nancy Kamilo wanted to grow up to be a pilot. In her village of Raja, just west of Wau, she dreamed of soaring into the sky, far away from the conflicts tearing apart her homeland. Yet as ...
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