March 2017 Newsletter

FAMINE EMERGENCY

From the beginning of the civil clashes in December 2013, in South Sudan there is a season of endless violence. In these months of attacks, people have been displaced, brutalised, raped. Thousands of South Sudaneses decided to migrate in the nearest countries to find peace and hope for future. For the ones who remain in their country the situation is unbearable without humanitarian helps.

Currently, the situation is so critic. By July 2017, the humanitarian community estimates that is South Sudan 5.5 million will be severely food insecure, with 1 million children across the country acutely malnourished.

We have to face a new emergency: people is in serious need of aid, consequently, we urgently need additional funding to scale up, sustain and expand life-saving assistance and protection in several areas.

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Advert for Executive Director Position of Solidarity with South Sudan

We are looking to appoint an Executive Director to head the organization.

Solidarity with South Sudan aims to create self-sustainable educational, health and pastoral institutions and programs that will help to empower South Sudanese people to build a just and peaceful society. Solidarity is a collaborative commitment of religious working in partnership with the Catholic Church in South Sudan.

The Executive Director is responsible for the overall operation, performance and success of Solidarity with South Sudan and for its transition to a sustainable future.

This role is based in Juba, South Sudan.

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To apply for this role please complete the job application form and return it along with your curriculum vitae, on or before 30th April 2017 to [email protected] (l ate applications will not be considered).

Pope Francis wants to visit South Sudan

Pope Francis said that he wants to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to bring attention to the suffering of people stricken by civil war and famine.

Francis made the disclosure in impromptu comments during a visit to Rome's Anglican church, the first to the parish by a pope, to mark the 200th anniversary of its opening.

"My aides and I are studying the possibility of a trip to South Sudan," the Pope said in response to a question about Christian Churches in Africa.

He recalled that last October the Catholic, Episcopalian and Presbyterian bishops came to Rome to discuss the situation in their country and invited him to visit.

Francis said they told him "but don't come alone, come with Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury". Welby is spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican communion, which counts about 85 million members and is the world's third-largest Christian denomination.

"The situation is a bit ugly down there but we have to do it because the three of them (the local bishops from different churches) together want peace and they are working together for peace," Francis said.

Francis said the trip would likely last just one day, which Vatican sources have said would be for security reasons. Francis gave no indication when it could take place but sources have said it would be this year.

Workshop Solidarity with South Sudan - St. Mary University (CA)

At the beginning of February a group of students of St. Mary's University went to Rome and attended a workshop at UISG Building in Rome about the current situation of South Sudan and Solidarity's projects. The students showed their wide interest for the South Sudaneses and were involved in an open discussion with our Sr. Yudith to understand how they could support our communities.

This workshop is part of the new campaign of awareness around South Sudan.