Here are some first-hand impressions from our students of the recent fighting in Juba. Nako says, “The fighting was just next to us in Gudele…what happened was indescribable and I thank God for saving us.” Another student comments, “We are all traumatized by the July crisis, but we cannot give up education. I was trapped in my home area of Western Equatoria by the war last year and again now in Juba…it’s one day in the bush and one in the lecture hall. I am staying in the university hostel and we are really facing difficulties in getting food and health assistance. The little we were getting from our parents is no longer reaching us because the Yei and Western Equatoria roads are all blocked.” Majduline sums up, “It has been a terrible experience, but thank God we are alive.”
We are trying to mobilize support for the immediate needs of our students and for the four who need major medical treatment, three of whom have had to suspend their studies. If you can help with a donation, however small, please do so now .