“If You Don’t Have the Heart for It, You Can’t Carry On”

As a child, she fled bombings by the Sudanese government and attacks by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, living a refugee live in DR-Congo, CAR, and Uganda. As a woman, she faced down militias. Today, she stands at the frontline of media freedom...

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More Courage Than Before: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Simona Ali, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Wau, says the fellowship created a space for female journalists to share experiences and learn from each other. By passing this knowledge on to colleagues in her newsroom, she is helping strengthen awareness of journalist safety and professional rights

More Courage Than Before: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Simona Ali, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Wau, says the fellowship created a space for female journalists to share experiences and learn from each other. By passing this knowledge on to colleagues in her newsroom, she is helping strengthen awareness of journalist safety and professional rights

Bundled onto a truck, paraded through Khartoum, and stoned, South Sudan’s only female governor...

For Sarah Cleto Rial, political activism started at the onset of shari'a law in the Sudan, in the 1980s. On her way to school, she was arrested , bundled onto a truck, paraded around town, stoned, and humiliated. Three decades later, she is South...

How a South Sudanese Village Lured Government with $7 Contributions to Gravel a Flooded, Muddy Road

Joyce Angee, walks to nearby Jebel Kujur rock every morning to collect rocks.  She splits the rocks into gravel for sale. “It’s not really...

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More Courage Than Before: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Simona Ali, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Wau, says the fellowship created a space for female journalists to share experiences and learn from each other. By passing this knowledge on to colleagues in her newsroom, she is helping strengthen awareness of journalist safety and professional rights

 “If You Don’t Have the Heart for It, You Can’t Carry On”

As a child, she fled bombings by the Sudanese government and attacks by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, living a refugee live in DR-Congo, CAR, and Uganda. As a woman, she faced down militias. Today, she stands at the frontline of media freedom...

Speaking Up for Rights: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Catherine Adut, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Lakes State, says the fellowship helped her understand her rights and speak up against unfair treatment. Today, she encourages other female journalists to report harassment, defend their rights, and support one another in the newsroom.

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More Courage Than Before: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Simona Ali, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Wau, says the fellowship created a space for female journalists to share experiences and learn from each other. By passing this knowledge on to colleagues in her newsroom, she is helping strengthen awareness of journalist safety and professional rights

More Courage Than Before: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Simona Ali, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Wau, says the fellowship created a space for female journalists to share experiences and learn from each other. By passing this knowledge on to colleagues in her newsroom, she is helping strengthen awareness of journalist safety and professional rights

Speaking Up for Rights: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Catherine Adut, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Lakes State, says the fellowship helped her understand her rights and speak up against unfair treatment. Today, she encourages other female journalists to report harassment, defend their rights, and support one another in the newsroom.

Confidence to Stand Up: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Viola Nyoka, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Yei, says the fellowship helped her understand the risks female journalists face and the importance of speaking up. Through shared experiences with colleagues across South Sudan, she gained the confidence to challenge exploitation, report harassment, and stand up for her rights in the newsroom.

Knowing Where to Turn: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Vivian Nandege, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Yei, says the fellowship helped her understand where to seek support when facing challenges in journalism. Through connections with other female journalists, she has gained confidence, shared knowledge, and built a stronger professional network.

William Deng Deng: Laying off people with guns is a choice between nice and...

You see, the problem is you have to choose between doing right and being nice. The commanders cannot take people they have commanded for over twenty years, people who have been their comrades for long, and just say-look you have to go home. In...

The Mic Was Silenced: A Young Female Journalist Struggles to Reclaim the Airwaves in South Sudan

They shut it down after a song—just a traditional tune from the wrong community—played during a flare-up in local fighting. Officials stormed in, seized...

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More Courage Than Before: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Simona Ali, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Wau, says the fellowship created a space for female journalists to share experiences and learn from each other. By passing this knowledge on to colleagues in her newsroom, she is helping strengthen awareness of journalist safety and professional rights

More Courage Than Before: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Simona Ali, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Wau, says the fellowship created a space for female journalists to share experiences and learn from each other. By passing this knowledge on to colleagues in her newsroom, she is helping strengthen awareness of journalist safety and professional rights

Speaking Up for Rights: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Catherine Adut, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Lakes State, says the fellowship helped her understand her rights and speak up against unfair treatment. Today, she encourages other female journalists to report harassment, defend their rights, and support one another in the newsroom.

Confidence to Stand Up: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Viola Nyoka, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Yei, says the fellowship helped her understand the risks female journalists face and the importance of speaking up. Through shared experiences with colleagues across South Sudan, she gained the confidence to challenge exploitation, report harassment, and stand up for her rights in the newsroom.

Knowing Where to Turn: Female Monitors Strengthening Early Warning Systems in South Sudan

Vivian Nandege, an Early Warning Monitoring Fellow from Yei, says the fellowship helped her understand where to seek support when facing challenges in journalism. Through connections with other female journalists, she has gained confidence, shared knowledge, and built a stronger professional network.

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