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Mary Logie is a shopkeeper in Kuron, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State.

The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village, centered in Kuron, has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities.

The Peace Village also sponsors women's groups. Logie participates in one, and received a cash grant from the group to start a small business. She bought sorghum which she brewed into a slightly alcoholic beverage. She took the profits of that enterprise and went to Juba and bought women's clothing, returning to Kuron to open her shop. She has used the profits to pay school fees for her seven children.

The Peace Village is supported by Norwegian Church Aid, a member of the ACT Alliance.

Photo by Paul Jeffrey for the ACT Alliance.

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Mary Logie is a shopkeeper in Kuron, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State.<br /> <br /> The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village, centered in Kuron, has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities. <br /> <br /> The Peace Village also sponsors women's groups. Logie participates in one, and received a cash grant from the group to start a small business. She bought sorghum which she brewed into a slightly alcoholic beverage. She took the profits of that enterprise and went to Juba and bought women's clothing, returning to Kuron to open her shop. She has used the profits to pay school fees for her seven children.<br /> <br /> The Peace Village is supported by Norwegian Church Aid, a member of the ACT Alliance.<br /> <br /> Photo by Paul Jeffrey for the ACT Alliance.