Young leaders urged to drive change for a sustainable future

Over a hundred young South Sudanese graduated in Juba on Friday after completing a month-long mentorship program under the Empowering Youth for Sustainable Futures initiative. The mentorship program equipped participants with leadership skills and knowledge in climate action and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) preparing them to champion inclusive and sustainable change in […]
South Sudan’s youth equipped with tools for democratic future

As South Sudan moves toward its first democratic elections, the nation’s youth are being actively prepared with the tools necessary for meaningful political participation, ensuring their voices are critical for a peaceful and democratic future. On Thursday, October 16, 2025, a “Youth Dialogue on Practical Tools for Public Engagement,” held at the South Sudan Council […]
Justice Quest: NBGS youth file case against Jonglei gov’t inaction

A legal storm is unfolding in Jonglei State after youths from Northern Bahr el Ghazal filed a lawsuit against the Jonglei state government, accusing it of failing to apprehend attackers who recently assaulted Bahr el Ghazal traders in Bor Town. The traders were attacked last week in Panliet suburb, Bor Town, where assailants reportedly inflicted […]
Twic East: A community that needs no workshops, seminars on elections to go to polls

Juba, South Sudan, (June 1, 2025) – In many parts of the world, civic education on elections often demands countless workshops, seminars, training, and logistical planning – to help citizens understand the voting process and its significance. But in Twic East County of Jonglei State, South Sudan, such measures seem unnecessary. Here, democratic participation is […]
Apuk Youth want answers over deadly attack on Gogrial East cattle camp

Apuk Youth Union in Juba has called on the government to probe the deadly attack on the cattle camp in Gogrial East County, which resulted in the deaths of 22 people, including five girls. In a statement signed by the Youth leader Agany Geng Ayiei, the attackers allegedly committed acts of wanton destruction of property, […]