Life in Yei

A girl in a school in the Southern Sudanese village of Kenyi. The school was constructed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Women and girls fetch water at a well provided by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in Yei, Southern Sudan... NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A boy in Yei, Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Women get water from a well in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. Families here returned from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. The well was installed by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A girl sweeps her family's compound as the sun rises in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. Families here returned from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Children play in Yei, Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A woman waits in line at a well in Yei, Southern Sudan, provided by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Rina Poni, 35, a United Methodist, cleans her teeth with the help of a mirror and a stick she cut in the bush early in the morning in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. Families here returned from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Joseph Lasu hunts in the bush early in the morning in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. Families here returned from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. Lasu is a United Methodist. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Jackson Batal checks the plumb of a brick wall in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. Families here are rebuilding their homes after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A woman carries water home in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. The well where she obtained the water was installed by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Families here returned from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Beola Sandik (left) and her cousin Moses Luate sit by the fire early in the morning in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. The children and their families returned from refugee camps in neighboring Uganda in 2006. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Children gather to sing and dance in the Southern Sudan village of Yondoru. Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Sezeriina Tiyu sings enthusiastically during worship in the United Methodist Church in the Southern Sudan village of Yondoru. Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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In the Southern Sudan village of Yondoru, as throughout the world, women are the ones who carry water, here bringing it from a nearby river to their homes. Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Manaseh Banja (12) works in his family's small agricultural plot in the Southern Sudan village of Ligitolo. Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. He is the son of the local United Methodist pastor. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A baby appreciates the view from its mother's back in the Southern Sudan village of Ligitolo. Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Philip Nyumba speaks to students in a school in the Southern Sudanese village of Kenyi. The school was constructed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda in 2006 following the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the north and south. Nyumba is the deputy program manager for UMCOR in the region. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Neema Abba needed a new school, and UMCOR was there. The 7 year old stands in front of her new school in the Southern Sudanese village of Jombo. The school was constructed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Families here are rebuilding their lives after returning from refuge in Uganda. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Women pump water from a well constructed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in the Southern Sudanese town of Yei. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A boy bounces a soccer ball on his head in the Southern Sudan town of Yei. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Cattle being herded along a road in Southern Sudan... NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A girl in Yei, Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A boy gets dressed early in the morning in the Southern Sudan village of Kupera. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Women in Yei, Southern Sudan, getting water from a well provided by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Mary Anyango (left), and her daughters (left to right) Joice, Nyanasek and Aloi Majak, join other members of the United Methodist Women in Yei, Southern Sudan, to prepare a plot of land for planting vegetables as part of a group food security project. Many of them widows, the women live precariously but at peace after having returned from refugee camps in neighboring Uganda and the Congo in recent years. A 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement laid the foundations for peace in Sudan's south after decades of war. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Mary Moriba and other members of the United Methodist Women in Yei, Southern Sudan, prepare a plot of land for planting vegetables as part of a group food security project. Many of them widows, the women live precariously but at peace after having returned from refugee camps in neighboring Uganda and the Congo in recent years. A 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement laid the foundations for peace in Sudan's south after decades of war. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Members of the United Methodist Women in Yei, Southern Sudan, pray in a circle after working together to prepare a plot of land for planting vegetables--all part of a food security project for the group. Many of them widows, the women live precariously but at peace after having returned from refugee camps in neighboring Uganda and the Congo in recent years. A 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement laid the foundations for peace in Sudan's south after decades of war. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Children playing in Yei, Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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John Lago puts a thatched roof on his hut in Pisak, a small village in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Rachel Nyoka, a woman in the village of Pisak, in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. Nyoka is a United Methodist.. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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David Suba, 13, hunts small game with a slingshot in the village of Pisak, in Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Christine Fatina, a United Methodist, harvests pineapples on her family's farm in Pisak, Southern Sudan... NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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The pastor leads prayers during Sunday morning worship at the United Methodist Church in Pisak, a small village in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Sunday morning worship at the United Methodist Church in Pisak, a small village in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Men form mud into blocks that will be fired into bricks outside Minyori, a small village in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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A woman carries bananas to market in Nyei, a village in Southern Sudan where people have returned after years in exile to rebuild their land after a devastating civil war. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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People make their way to market in the village of Nyei, in Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Children obtain water for their families from a well installed by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in Yei, a town in Central Equatoria State in Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011, Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan

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Cecilia Asha is a member of the United Methodist Women in the Southern Sudan village of Pisak. The village UMW is farming peanuts, pineapple, corn, sorghum and beans as a way to raise money for the women's families. The women say they spend most of the proceeds on school costs of their children and medicines for their families. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.

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Raphael Juma goes hunting for small game with a bow and arrows in the Southern Sudan village of Pisak. The weapon is also used for self-defense against soldiers from the Lord's Resistance Army, which occasionally operates in the area. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.

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Raphael Juma hunts for small game with a bow and arrows in the Southern Sudan village of Pisak. The weapon is also used for self-defense against soldiers from the Lord's Resistance Army, which occasionally operates in the area. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.

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A man in Pisak, a village in Southern Sudan's Central Equatoria State. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.

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A girl carries water home to her family in Pisak, a village in Southern Sudan's Central Equatoria State. Carrying water is one of the many chores carried out by women and girls around the world. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.

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A girl carries her sibling on her back in Pisak, a village in Southern Sudan's Central Equatoria State. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.

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Twelve-year old Charty Moriba, a United Methodist in Pisak, a village in Southern Sudan, irons her school uniform in preparation for another day of learning. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.

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A woman who fled political conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo learns new agricultural techniques during a class in a refugee camp in Panyume, South Sudan. The class is conducted by World Renew, a member of the ACT Alliance, which also provides participants with seeds and tools. South Sudan is hosting refugees from neighboring countries at the same time tens of thousands of South Sudanese have fled the country in the wake of political violence that broke out in December 2013. That conflict quickly ripped apart regions of the young nation along ethnic and tribal lines. The ACT Alliance is providing a variety of services to both refugees and internally displaced families throughout the country.

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$A boy brushes his teeth as his mother provides encouragement in a camp for internally displaced families in Yei, South Sudan. The camp holds Nuer families who took refuge there in December 2013 after a political dispute within the country's ruling party quickly fractured the young nation along ethnic and tribal lines. The ACT Alliance is providing psycho-social services in the camp, including safe places for children to enjoy being children.$

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Children run along a path in Pisak, South Sudan, where the ACT Alliance is helping families produce more nutritious food.

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$Wilma Kramer prepares food inside a camp for internally displaced families in Yei, South Sudan. The camp holds Nuer families who took refuge there in December 2013 after a political dispute within the country's ruling party quickly fractured the young nation along ethnic and tribal lines. The ACT Alliance is providing psycho-social services in the camp, including safe places for children to enjoy being children.$

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$Children jump rope inside a camp for internally displaced families in Yei, South Sudan. The camp holds Nuer families who took refuge there in December 2013 after a political dispute within the country's ruling party quickly fractured the young nation along ethnic and tribal lines. The ACT Alliance is providing psycho-social services in the camp, including safe places for children to enjoy being children. On the left is Matthew Gattuor Biel, the camp leader.$

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$A boy plays volleyball inside a camp for internally displaced families in Yei, South Sudan. The camp holds Nuer families who took refuge there in December 2013 after a political dispute within the country's ruling party quickly fractured the young nation along ethnic and tribal lines. The ACT Alliance is providing psycho-social services in the camp, including safe places for children to enjoy being children.$

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$Children practice volleyball skills inside a camp for internally displaced families in Yei, South Sudan. The camp holds Nuer families who took refuge there in December 2013 after a political dispute within the country's ruling party quickly fractured the young nation along ethnic and tribal lines. The ACT Alliance is providing psycho-social services in the camp, including safe places for children to enjoy being children. On the right is Victoria Amude, program manager of children's protective services for the Institute for the Promotion of Civil Society, whose work in the camp is funded by ICCO, a member of the ACT Alliance.$