EASTERN EQUATORIA - Access to education is a fundamental right for every child, and it is one that signatories to South Sudans revitalized peace agreement must make a priority.
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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.