Impact

Tag: South Sudan

  • Business women in Juba call for support

    By Anna Nimiriano Nunu Cecilia is sitting in the dirt on the ground, trying to sell maize at Konyo-Konyo market. The sun is hot, and a small borrowed umbrella gives her shade. She can’t afford her own. The maize is in a small quantity because she can’t afford to buy more. Even the bucket was

  • Juba Monitor responds to hate speech with factual reporting, critical columns, and a meeting for editors

    By Carolyn Thompson, Trainer South Sudan It’s the first time Alfred Taban remembers seeing what he would call hate speech on the front page of a prominent newspaper in South Sudan. On Jan. 24, the Dawn, a popular daily newspaper, published an article saying some people from the diaspora of South Sudan’s Equatorian community had

  • Introducing Emmanuel Tombe, JHR’s new In-country Director South Sudan

      With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), JHR trainers continue their work in media development in South Sudan through enhancing the professional skills of experienced journalists in reporting and covering development, human rights and gender equality issues. By Emmanuel Tombe, JHR In-country Director, South Sudan It was 2014, I was working at a

  • South Sudan: Finding Courage Reporting on Dowries

    With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), JHR trainers continue their work in media development in South Sudan through enhancing the professional skills of experienced journalists in reporting and covering development, human rights and gender equality issues. By Mustapha Dumbuya, Trainer South Sudan My first encounter with journalist Sarafina Paul was not that friendly.

  • South Sudan Story Sparks Investigation

    With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) / Affaires Mondiales Canada (AMC) JHR trainers continue their work in media development in South Sudan through enhancing the professional skills of experienced journalists in reporting and covering development, human rights and gender equality issues By: Carolyn Thompson South Sudan reporter’s story sparks investigation into missing payments for girls’ education

  • JHR is returning to South Sudan

    By Grant McDonald, Program Manager South Sudan A powerful aspect of Journalists for Human Rights is instilled within its own mandate; a pointed goal to work hard enough that we are no longer needed. The strength of the organization is built on this foundation. We work in seemingly impossible situations, places where media freedom and