Junub Empowerment for development

15/06/2026

choose your own life and live it but don't harm anyone risk it but don't risk someone's life
that is the sign of a peaceful life

13/06/2026

12/06/2026

this Quote was said by one of our youth
this is the south sudan we want
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I have heard that the Vice President is coming to campaign. To you women, let me say this: our campaign as the Twic Community this time is not about merely shouting ‘SPLM Oyee!’ No. Our ‘Oyee’ is for whoever will stock our hospitals with medicines. Our ‘Oyee’ is for whoever will revive our schools, equip them properly, and provide electricity, something our people have lacked since 1993. Our ‘Oyee’ is for whoever will connect our communities through roads linking Wunrok to Ajak Kuach, Toch Ajuath, and Toch Achel. But if the campaign is only about distributing red T-shirts and caps, that is not our 'Oyee.' When you see crowds wearing SPLM red T-shirts, it does not mean they love the SPLM. Many people cannot afford clothes, so they take opportunities to get something to wear and protect their heads from the sun." - W***y Angok Ngor, Former Chairperson of Amiol Youth

12/06/2026

Good morning junub

11/06/2026

*"A CALL FOR CHANGE: 2026 ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF SOUTH SUDAN"*

Fellow South Sudanese,

We stand at the edge of 2026. Our country is heading to elections. Ballots will be cast. Promises will be made. But we must ask ourselves: what has actually changed for the people of South Sudan?

The answer, for too many of us, is painful: not enough.

SECURITY IS STILL MISSING
Communities are still living in fear. Gunshots still break the night. Cattle raids, communal clashes, and armed violence continue to steal lives and destroy families. A mother in Jonglei should not have to choose between her farm and her safety. A child in Warrap should not grow up knowing the sound of bullets better than the sound of a school bell. If there is no peace, there can be no progress.

DEVELOPMENT IS STILL DELAYED
Our roads are still broken. Hospitals still lack medicine. Classrooms still have no desks. Youth with degrees are still sitting at home without jobs. Electricity is still a luxury in Juba, and darkness is still the reality in most villages. We have oil, land, rivers, and hardworking people. What we lack is leadership that turns resources into results. Development is not a slogan. It is clean water. It is functioning clinics. It is jobs. Our people deserve to see it, not just hear about it.

OUR YOUTHS ARE STILL SUFFERING

South Sudan is a young nation with a young population. But our greatest resource — our youth — is being wasted. Young men and women wake up every day with dreams, but they go to bed with frustration. No employment. No skills training. No hope. Instead of building this nation, too many are forced to risk their lives crossing borders, or trapped in idleness. A nation that ignores its youth is a nation signing its own death warrant.

*REFUGEES ARE STILL IN CAMPS. IDPS ARE STILL DISPLACED.*
In Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan, our brothers and sisters still call tents “home.” Inside South Sudan, hundreds of thousands still live in Protection of Civilians sites and displacement camps. They left their land not by choice, but because war gave them no choice. Elections mean nothing if the people cannot return home safely to vote, to farm, to live with dignity. We cannot talk about democracy while millions are still waiting to come home.

*THIS 2026 ELECTION MUST BE DIFFERENT.*
We do not need more speeches. We need security that protects every citizen. We need development that reaches every county. We need jobs, schools, and hospitals that work. We need our refugees and IDPs to return and rebuild. We need leaders who serve the people, not themselves.

South Sudanese, the power is in your hands. Demand more than promises. Demand peace. Demand development. Demand a future for our youth. Demand that every displaced South Sudanese comes home.

This is our country. This is our time. Let 2026 be the year we choose change, not continuity. Let it be the year South Sudan finally belongs to its people.

Thank you, and may God bless South Sudan

10/06/2026

hard work paid
every youth should keep that in mind
here in south Sudan 🇸🇸

30/05/2026

*To every hustler, every orphan, every young heart in South Sudan:*

Look at this picture. A child, sitting on an overturned bucket, tray of nules beside them... and a book open on their lap.

That’s not just survival. That’s defiance. That’s hope.

To all the hustlers: I see you. Selling, working, carrying weight before your time. Your hustle is not small. Every nule sold, every pound earned, every customer served is teaching you discipline, courage, and business. Those are lessons no classroom can fully teach. You are building character that will carry you far.

To every orphan: I know the road is heavier when you walk it alone. But look at this child - no desk, no quiet room, no perfect conditions... yet the book is still open. Your circumstances don’t define your future. Your choices do. That book means you refuse to let hardship write your story for you.

South Sudan needs minds like yours. Minds that can sell to eat today AND study to lead tomorrow. The child in this photo is proof: poverty can take many things, but it can’t take your mind unless you give it away.

Keep hustling. Keep reading. One day that bucket will be a chair in an office, that tray will be a shop, and that book will be the reason why.

You are not forgotten. You are not “just” a street vendor. You are South Sudan’s future, in training.

To the youth reading this: What’s one page you can read tonight, even after a long day of work? Start there. Small steps still move mountains.

We see you. We believe in you.
cc: Eye Radio
cc: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
cc: Junub Empowerment for development
cc: Hot in Juba
cc: Insight Juba

30/05/2026

*To the youth of South Sudan:*

Your school desk is more than wood and chalk. It’s the foundation for the South Sudan you’ll build tomorrow.

Every lesson you learn today = power you’ll have later. Reading helps you understand your rights and speak for your community. Math helps you manage money, start a business, or build roads and hospitals. Science helps you solve real problems - clean water, farming in tough seasons, better healthcare.

School won’t fix everything overnight. I know there are challenges: distance, fees, peace, and resources. But education gives you choices. With education, you don’t just wait for change - you become the people who create it. Doctors, engineers, teachers, leaders, farmers with new ideas… South Sudan needs all of you.

Even if you can only learn a little each day, that little adds up. Your mind is your strongest tool, and no one can take it from you.

Stay curious. Stay in school. The future of this nation is sitting in classrooms right now - and that’s you.

What subject are you most excited to learn this term?