Training teachers in Yambio

Victor Hume, a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, sings a song with his students in the Catholic Church-sponsored Abangite Nursery School in Yambio. The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.

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A student writes on the blackboard at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation.

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Sister Sandra Amado, a Comboni sister from Brazil, teaches a class at a teacher training institute in Yambio, South Sudan. The newly independent country faces a critical shortage of trained teachers, and several religious groups are pitching in to help. Sister Amado is a volunteer with Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups providing training for teachers, health care workers, and pastoral agents in South Sudan.

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Teacher Innocent Abdallah lines up his students in the church-run primary school in a camp for internally displaced persons that formed around the Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Riimenze, South Sudan. The parish, with help from Solidarity with South Sudan, has provided food, shelter material, and health care, and the presence of the local priest and a group of religious has contributed to a sense of relative safety. Abdallah is a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio.

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Sister Nentaweh Wakger, a School Sister of Notre Dame, talks with students in a classroom at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. <br />
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Wakger, from Nigeria, is a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, which trains teachers and health workers from throughout the country.

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Theresa Anthony, a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, sings with her students in the Catholic Church-sponsored St. Mary's Primary School in Yambio. The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.

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Sister Margaret Sheehan talks with a student at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Sheehan, a teacher at the school, is from Ireland and is a member of the Faithful Companions of Jesus. She was beaten during a 2015 assault on the school by armed men.

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$Jacob Enosa, a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, explains fractions to his students in the Catholic Church-sponsored St. Mary's Primary School in Yambio. The child standing on the chair is the numerator. The child standing on the floor is the denominator.<br /> <br /> The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.$

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Brother Joseph Alak Deng, a De La Salle Christian Brother, teaches a class in a teacher training institute in Yambio, South Sudan. The newly independent country faces a critical shortage of trained teachers, and several religious groups are pitching in to help. The institute is sponsored by Solidarity with Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups providing training for teachers, health care workers, and pastoral agents in South Sudan.

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Joana Ilario, a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, helps one of her students in the Catholic Church-sponsored St. Mary's Primary School in Yambio. The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.

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Sister Margaret Scott, a Sister of Our Lady of the Missions from New Zealand, kids a staff member about his hair at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. <br />
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Scott, a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, is the principal of the school, which trains teachers from throughout the country.

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Sister Gracy Paul, CSJ, reads to an assembly of students at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. <br />
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Paul is a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, which trains teachers and health workers from throughout the country.

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Silvan Simon, here comforting a sick student, is matron for girls in the Our Lady of Assumption School run by the Christian Brothers near a camp for internally displaced persons in Riimenze, South Sudan. Louis is a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio.

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Madeline Louis is matron for boys in the Our Lady of Assumption School run by the Christian Brothers near a camp for internally displaced persons in Riimenze, South Sudan. Louis is a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio.

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Teacher Emmanuel Patrick Kango teaches in the church-run primary school in a camp for internally displaced persons that formed around the Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Riimenze, South Sudan. The parish, with help from Solidarity with South Sudan, has provided food, shelter material, and health care, and the presence of the local priest and a group of religious has contributed to a sense of relative safety. Kango is a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio.

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Students play volleyball at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. The school is sponsored by Solidarity with South Sudan, and trains teachers from throughout the country and some parts of neighboring Sudan. In the background is the school's chapel.

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Sister Ailish O'Brien, a Sister of Mercy from Ireland, talks with students in a classroom at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. <br />
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O'Brien is a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, which trains teachers and health workers from throughout the country.

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Sister Gracy Paul, CSJ, works with students on their crafts projects in a classroom at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. <br />
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Paul is a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, which trains teachers and health workers from throughout the country.

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Students pray during an assembly at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. The school is sponsored by Solidarity with South Sudan, and trains teachers from throughout the country and some parts of neighboring Sudan.

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Brother Methodius Kuusoru, a Brother of the Immaculate Conception from Ghana, leads students in singing at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. <br />
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Kuusoru is a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, which trains teachers and health workers from throughout the country.

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Trish Palmer teaches a class at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Cashman is a lay volunteer from Australia.

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Students at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation.

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Sister Carolyn Buhs uses a globe as she teaches a class at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Buhs is from the United States and is a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

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Julius Byaruhanga teaches a class at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Byaruhanga, a Ugandan, is a member of the Brothers of Christian Instruction.

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Sister Carmita Cabrera teaches a class at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Cabrera, a Comboni sister, is from Ecuador.

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Victor Hume, a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, holds mangoes as he sings a song with his students in the Catholic Church-sponsored Abangite Nursery School in Yambio. The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.

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Uche Dingba talks with students at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Dingba, a Marist brother from Nigeria, is a lecturer at the school.

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Uche Dingba teaches a class at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Dingba is a Marist brother from Nigeria.

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Simon Peter Odongo teaches a class at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Odongo is a member of the Christian Brothers.

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Sister Carmita Cabrera talks with students at the Solidarity Teacher Training College in Yambio, South Sudan. Run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic organizations supporting the development of the world's newest country, the College trains teachers from throughout the nation. Cabrera, a Comboni sister, is from Ecuador.

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Students blow up balloons in a physics experiment in a class in a teacher training institute in Yambio, South Sudan. The newly independent country faces a critical shortage of trained teachers, and several religious groups are pitching in to help. This institute is sponsored by Solidarity with Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups providing training for teachers, health care workers, and pastoral agents in South Sudan.

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Patricia Johannsen, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth, does a physics experiment with students in a teacher training institute in Yambio, South Sudan. Johannsen is from the United States. The newly independent country faces a critical shortage of trained teachers, and several religious groups are pitching in to help. The institute is sponsored by Solidarity with Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups providing training for teachers, health care workers, and pastoral agents in South Sudan.

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Students at the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, hold a booklet with a story each one created. The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.

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Osama Said, a student at the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, teaches a class at the Lutheran Primary School in Yambio. The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.

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Jacob Enosa, a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, sings with his students in the Catholic Church-sponsored St. Mary's Primary School in Yambio. The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.

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$Jacob Enosa, a graduate of the Solidarity Teacher Training College (STTC) in Yambio, South Sudan, explains fractions to his students in the Catholic Church-sponsored St. Mary's Primary School in Yambio. The child standing on the chair is the numerator. The child standing in front of the chair is the denominator. The child on the left is the whole number.<br /> <br /> The STTC is run by Solidarity with South Sudan, an international network of Catholic groups working to train teachers, health workers and pastoral agents throughout the African country.$