Yambio Teacher Training students:
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
These are some of Solidarity students' words about our College, the importance of education and their hope for future in South Sudan.

Special thanks to Gabe Hurrish, STTC tutor and Maryknoll lay missionary from the USA, who has recorded these stories.
WE ARE HERE TO WORK TOGETHER
"After an interview, I arrived in Yambio on January 2017.  My first impression was the classrooms. I couldn’t believe how nice everything was. I couldn’t believe I had this chance. I saw the dormitory, the cafeteria, the grounds and I realized I was blessed by God. The staff were very committed and hard working. We are checked for attendance and the faculty is serious about these things. The rules are strictly and evenly applied. I like the quality of education.  Secondly, I like the cooperation between the staff and the students. Lastly I like that so many different ethnic groups are here and work together.  I have become a better person now because I am convinced of the need for education".
IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE IN PEACE
"My first feeling when teaching was anxiety and nervousness. I felt I was under qualified to be able to do this. I didn’t have confidence in my abilities. Now I have grown more confident and more self-assured.  SSS has improved my knowledge for sure. They have also improved my skills as a teacher. I now know how to manage and handle classes. My father is very proud of me for being a teacher. I have also learned how to manage myself and my duties. Meeting other ethnic groups has been a good experience for me. It is possible to live in peace. I say we are all one people. SSS is trying to encourage respect for each other. I agree with this approach".
WE ARE AGENTS OF CHANGE
"Those first months were terrible for me because I could not understand anything. My English was so poor and I didn’t feel I was learning. I wanted to leave. But now I can’t believe the change in me. I can speak, read, and write English after only one year. Sr. Margaret Scott really motivated me. I now understand that we are the agents of change. We are the ones to change the community where we live. I learned how to get along with different people.,, I plan to teach in the Primary school in my village".
I HOPE I CAN MAKE THE FUTURE BETTER
"Even in my young life I have had so many difficulties and I thank God that I am able to carry on.  I hope to get a teaching job when I leave the college here in STTC so that I can begin to enjoy life and make the future better for my children. If my father had been alive he would have supported me up to maybe university. I will have to do this now for my children".
These are strong and resilient people determined to create a better life for themselves and their children. It is well worth our being here to provide that opportunity. Thank you to all the donors who make our mission possible.   

If you want to contribute to realize our projects, please do not hesitate to make a donation!!
ROME OFFICE NEWS
  • Last April, Solidarity Board meetings have been held in Rome.
  • On April 11, Solidarity with South Sudan, in association with US Embassy to the Holy See and UISG, arranged an important Symposium dedicated to Women Religious on the Front Lines. It has been important to listen to their experiences and examples.
  • We inform you that we moved our office within the same building, entrance from Lungotevere Tor di Nona 7, next door to the main entrance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
  • June 28th - July 04th: some Board members will meet in Juba for Assembly and meetings.
  • Via Pacis: stay tuned to our social accounts and website because as soon as possible we will update you about our participation to Via Pacis, which will be run in Rome on September 23rd.
  • Annual General Assembly 2018 will be held in Rome at La Salle House on November 28th.
We will celebrate all
together the 10th
Anniversary of Solidarity
with South Sudan.
Rev. James P. Noonan, M.M., R.I.P.
We are very sorry to communicate that Father Jim Noonan, former member of Solidarity with South Sudan's pastoral team from 2012 to 2014, died few days ago. We remember Jim as one of the finest gentleman, in the full sense of the word, that one could ever meet.
While IN South Sudan, the local people cherished his great kindness and assistance.

May he rest in peace.