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Months after deadly conflict deepened divisions in Northern Jonglei, communities and local authorities called for consultations across Greater Lou to agree on a way forward. The message was encouraging: dialogue and rebuilding trust must come first.
These consultations were conducted by our implementing partner @PeaceCanal
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We’re in London! Join us for two screenings of Peace Raiders:
10 Nov: CAFOD
11 Nov: Garden Cinema
Have friends, relatives or colleagues in London? Please share this poster and invite them along. We’d love to see you!
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Book: pofss.org/film-booking
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Peace isn’t just made around negotiating tables. In Bor, we heard how locally led dialogues - supported by our Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund - are helping communities cooperate for a safer future.
A film by our peace partner is screening in London🎬 pofss.org/film-booking
We paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Alier at the South Sudan Embassy in Geneva, where we shared the purpose of our European tour and updated him on the progress of our peacebuilding work.
We found the South Sudanese flag flying at half-mast in honour of the late Joseph Lagu.
Next stop: London, today!
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Today at ETH Zurich, my colleagues and I were interviewed for a digital storytelling piece on the Pieri peace process in #SouthSudan.
Our story will be used as learning material for the Master of Advanced Studies in Mediation in Peace Processes at ETH Zurich.
I can’t wait to see the final piece!
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Bring the experience of a #SouthSudan locally led peace process to the international stage.
We are back in Zurich, sharing our experiences facilitating the Pieri peace process with Master f Advanced Studies in ETH Mediation in Peace Processes.
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Getting set up for our first screening of Peace Raiders in Basel - Switzerland tonight.
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Hey #SSOX, who are based in these locations. Please DM if you're at one of these locations. It would be great to catch up.
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Peace Raiders is heading to Europe!
📍 Basel: 2 Nov
📍 London: 10 & 11 Nov
📍 Leiden: 13 Nov
#SSOX Friends, relatives and colleagues nearby, come along! Give me a shout if you’re around. I’d love to catch up over coffee if time allows.
Book: pofss.org/film-booking
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Through story sharing, women explored different perspectives and considered how these lessons can shape their relationships and communities. Peacebuilding is also reflected in how we listen, navigate differences and take responsibility for our relationships.
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Peacebuilding begins with how we understand ourselves and relate to others.
At the Bridges of Peace Juba Women's Circle, women from diverse backgrounds came together to share experiences and reflect on inner healing, resilience and their role in peacebuilding.
I totally agree with you, Brother Akol. We need to be tolerant and patient with each other.
…and we must be careful what we say, especially to each other, on social media.
"Responding to violence with violence will turn our beautiful nation into a large graveyard." -- Akol Miyen Kuol
#SouthSudan #peace #justice #reconciliation
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"A peaceful #SouthSudan is a responsibility of all its citizens." -- Akol Miyen Kuol #Peace
Woke up today remembering Turial Peyluk from Lekuangole, Gai Fransawi from Bor South and Thon Biliu from Duk: armed cattle camp youth leaders who became peacebuilders.
They are no longer with us, but their shared commitment to peace helped build the relationships and relative calm we see today between Nuer, Dinka and Murle communities.
I hope the governments of Jonglei and GPAA will one day name streets in their honour.
Rest well, brothers. Your legacy lives on.
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Today we celebrate @PeaceCanal for its tremendous contributions to peace in #SouthSudan. It has been building the bridges of dialogue btwn communities thruout the years,particularly in Jonglei, Warrap states, Pibor Administrative Area. @DavidNyuol @RadioTamazuj @UN @EyeRadioJuba
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Creating safe spaces for women across Lakes, Warrap, and Jonglei States, and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) remains at the heart of the Bridges of Peace program
Over the years, working alongside women-led groups, local leaders, cattle camp youth representatives, communities, and local government actors, we have supported reconciliation between communities, helped reunite families with their loved ones, and created meaningful spaces for dialogue, healing, and peaceful coexistence.
As we begin this new month, we renew our commitment to building bridges, strengthening relationships, and supporting communities to choose dialogue and reconciliation.
May peace prevail in our communities, in our homes, and within our families. Happy New Month!
#SouthSudan #PeaceCanal #BridgesOfPeace #Peace4All #SustainablePeace #POF2 #HappyNewMonth
With so little preparation, it is hard to see how South Sudan will be ready for elections in December. Unless someone at the NEC has a rabbit in a hat, political parties are right to ask for a clear plan.
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Political parties in South Sudan's ongoing inter-party dialogue are demanding a detailed briefing from the National Elections Commission (NEC) on its readiness for the December 22 elections.
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Just a Friday rant:
We can't blame young people for lacking direction when we haven't given them opportunities to grow. The talent is already here in South Sudan. We need to support it, empower them and create meaningful opportunities for the next generation.
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Yesterday, we joined friends and colleagues to bid farewell to UK Ambassador to South Sudan, @Davidwillashley as he concludes his time in the country.
His farewell reflections were encouraging and hopeful: life remains incredibly difficult for ordinary South Sudanese, and the road ahead will be long. But South Sudan also has enormous opportunities in its people, natural resources and beauty.
On behalf of the @POFSouthSudan team, thank you, David, for your partnership, openness and commitment to working through South Sudanese partners to make a difference.
We were also delighted to sit down with him for a special POFcast conversation reflecting on his experiences and lessons from the past two years. Please see the link below to listen to his thought-provoking views.
@Davidwillashley wishing you all the very best for what comes next.
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As he prepares to leave South Sudan, British Ambassador @Davidwillashley reflects on his time here, the people he met, and lessons on patience, partnership and long-term relationships.
Watch the full episode : youtu.be/eH3_GTqZR84 @UKinSouthSudan
