South Sudan Independence Young Writers Award – Pain Lenses
Medi didn’t really hate Burjwok’s laughter, she just wondered how one could be so happy. Burjwok laughed whenever she pleased. She’d both say the joke, and act as an audience, and as much as Medi tried, she couldn’t match Burjwok’s unbothered mood. But Medi loved Burjwok, for she was the only one who was able […]
South Sudan Independence – Young Writers Award 2021
Breaking The Silence: Healing Through Writing Her voice was shaky. She could barely get a sentence out and seemed to be gazing into the distance. One hand held on to the microphone steadily lifted towards her lips while the other hand was moving in a circular motion as if urging the words trapped within her […]
HOPE FOR A NATION
The region of South Sudan has been at war at various points since 1955 with the first war between the north and south from 1955 to 1972 and the second war from 1983 to 2005 when a Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed. On 9th July 2011, South Sudan gained independence. On December 15th, 2013, South […]
Women in Jongolei call for codification of customary laws
During a training on GBV conducted by Eve Organization for Women Developmentin Jonglei State, the women disclosed that when cases are taken to family courts and settled at family level, women are denied their rights. Chiefs never come into agreement with the judges who observe statutory laws hence making the judiciary worthless. There is a […]
EVE Organization’s Executive Director awarded the Global Women Leadership Award
Dubai, UAE – In its 5th convening on 13 – 14th December 2017 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, the South America-Africa-Middle East- Asia Women Summit (SAMEAWS) brought together women leaders, representatives of heads of government, global private sector thought leaders and academia across all STEM fields- to explore the double impact of harnessing gender diversity […]
25 years later: Where are we on Gender Equality? The Beijing Platform of Action
EVE Organisation for Women Development with support from Urgent Action Fund has successfully implemented its project on civic engagement on Beijing Platform of Action. The organization raised awareness on the BPFA +25. The project which lasted for three months started off in July to the end of September 2020. The strategic approaches that were used […]
The Rebel in Me: Rita’s optimistic Journey into the R-ARCSS
“As a restless child, I used to do things my own way and was never tamed.. I got into the field track as thin as I was and won the race”. Rita Lopidia discloses how she gains strength in the presence of the Lord to press on in her leadership journey. “I always find solace […]
This is not our war, we were told
“We did not bring you here; we did not cause war in your country, don’t disturb us” we were told. Laments Nyoka, one of the refugees in Kiryandongo camp – Uganda- April 2017 The pleasant and cool morning of Kampala quickly turned into a hot and windy day as we drove towards Kiryandongo – MagaMaga […]