10/06/2026
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ผ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป
๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ, ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ โ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป
Communities in Tonj East County are witnessing renewed hope with the launch of the ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ผ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ.๐ฐ ๐๐ ) in Romic on 9th June, 2026, an initiative led by TOCH South Sudan under the Kongkoc Projectโs reconciliation pillar.
The new radio repeater station is strategically established to address longstanding intercommunal tensions by strengthening access to timely, accurate, and community-driven information. By providing a platform for dialogue, peace messaging, and civic awareness, the station is expected to play a critical role in fostering social cohesion, promoting the rule of law, and supporting livelihoods across Greater Tonj and neighboring states like Lakes and Unity.
Local leaders have welcomed the initiative as a transformative step toward stability and development. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ธ, ๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐, emphasized the stationโs significance:
โ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐.โ
In a context where communities continue to recover from cycles of conflict, the station also addresses practical needs. Community leader ๐ฆ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ท๐ฎ๐ป๐ด highlighted its relevance for recovery efforts:
โ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ผ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.โ
The station is also strengthening inclusive participation by ensuring that marginalized voices especially women are heard in peacebuilding processes, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น, ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ:
โ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ผ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ท, ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐.โ
By prioritizing inclusivity, the initiative contributes to building more equitable and resilient communities.
The Kongkoc Radio Repeater forms part of a broader, multi-partner peacebuilding effort under the Kongkoc Project. The initiative is implemented by TOCH South Sudan in collaboration with consortium partners, including UNDP, WFP, UNMISS, ADRA, Stewardwomen, and Peace Canal.
This joint effort reflects a coordinated approach to addressing the root causes of conflict through community engagement, dialogue facilitation, and information sharing.
Sustainability remains central to the intervention. TOCHโs Peacebuilding Manager, John Mayiik, underscored the importance of local ownership:
โ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐-๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐บ๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.โ
By strengthening local responsibility and community engagement, the initiative is designed to deliver long-term peace dividends beyond the project lifecycle.
The successful establishment of the Kongkoc Radio Repeater Station has been made possible through the generous support of ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐, whose continued investment is critical in addressing funding gaps and sustaining peacebuilding efforts in fragile contexts.
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