Peace
06/08/2020
Peace and conflict resolution is a targeted strategy to combat widespread violence and destructive attitudes. Most of this work is supported by our media department. ACROSS partners with the local church to implement strategies for peace in areas of conflict.
Posts related to Peace:
- Resilient Education for Peace and Development Situated on the southeast edge of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), Jebel Boma County has borders with Ethiopia on the east and with Kapoeta East County in Eastern Equatoria on the south. Insecurity in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area…
- Serving Minga’s Displaced with Essential Supplies. Providing Comfort Amidst Chaos. Resilient Education for Peace and Development. Armed forces assaulted multiple communities in Minga Payam, Mundri County, Western Equatoria State, early in April 2024, setting fire to homes, granaries, and pillaged goods. As a result, many locals…
- Restoration and improvement of livelihood for peaceful co-existence in Lakes State. The Peace Economy Project-Phase-III ACROSS and Bread for the World (BfTW) have collaborated on livelihood programs in Rumbek Center and Wulu Counties since 2006. These initiatives have included building water yards, planting crops to produce food, and supplying ox plows.…
- South Sudanese Refugees Find Peace The lives of South Sudanese refugees have been wrecked by war but Jesus brings peace. Sadia was abandoned, first by her husband and then by her brothers. She and her children were forced to flee war in South Sudan. Placed…
- Children’s Ministry Among Refugees Refugee children, most of whom had fled in fear for their lives, were very much in need of this kind of help. Since 2017, Samuel has trained Sunday school teachers, not only to teach the Bible, but also to connect…
- Peace and Education The overall objective of Consolidating Peace and Basic Education in Jebel Boma County (CoPABE) is to consolidate peaceful co-existence among the three Boma communities (Jie, Murle & Kachipo) and increase access to basic quality education to all children and youth…
- Zai Pits for Peace and Productivity Zai Pits for Peace and Productivity, is a next step effort to transition from relief to development in Kapoeta East where ACROSS and PMU have had ongoing relief efforts. Kapoeta East County is an administrative region of Eastern Equatoria State…
- Transformational Training for Army Chaplains Ten Army Chaplains from the South Sudan People Defense Forces (SSPDF) participated in a 5 day training in Transformational Leadership. The training focused on wholistic transformation by discussing worldviews, identifying the webs of lies set by Satan among communities. Leaders…
- Boma Peace and Education ACROSS has been implementing various projects in Jebel Boma County since the 1990’s. In recent years, ACROSS began the second phase of a project called “Promoting Peaceful Co-Existence and Access to Education among Communities in Jebel Boma County”. Since the…