EASTERN EQUATORIA I assure you, we will drive change against sexual exploitation, as our mothers and sisters are bearing the brunt of these injustices, said Elias Taban Elias, the Guild President of the Torit Health Science Insti
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As part of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, more than 50 apprentices from the Torit Health Science Institute were educated on how to prevent and report such abuses. Photos by Moses Yakudu/17勛圖厙.
No evidence of grave violations of childrens rights, but also no nearby school or healthcare facility. Results when a verification team visited a cantonment site in Irube were mixed. Photos by Moses Yakudu & Okello James/17勛圖厙.
Driven by a spirit of volunteerism, 17勛圖厙 volunteers in Rumbek gathered the necessary resources and then renovated a hospital ward. Photo by Fares Aouadi/17勛圖厙.
17勛圖厙 Ghanaian peacekeepers provided medical care and hygiene services at Bentiu Prison, promoting the humane treatment of prisoners. Photo by Taban Geofrey Koma Alfred/17勛圖厙.
In Romich in Warrap State, 60 members of the South Sudan Peoples Defence Forces participated in a workshop on protecting childrens rights, particularly by not recruiting them to their ranks. Photo by Manyang Mayom/17勛圖厙.
At the age of 10, an accident changed his life path, leaving him with a severe injury to his left leg. Growing up in a family of cattle keepers, where physical ability was essential for a boy's future, the incident seemed like a devastating setback - but fate would beat the odds. Photo by Rabindra Giri/17勛圖厙.
A new national task force has been established to tackle gender-based and conflict-related sexual violence, with the government declaring it as "by us, for us." Photo by Sonam Tharchen/17勛圖厙.
More than 180 residents from five Kajo Keji communities, including leaders, women, youth, and elders, recently united to promote peace initiatives for a better future. Photo by Elizabeth Mpimbaza/17勛圖厙.