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  • Angelina Dominic Zaaza was displaced by interethnic violence in the South Sudan city of Tombura. Along with several family members, she took refuge in the home of relatives in the city Yambio, where they received material assistance from the local Catholic diocese. Her father disappeared during the fighting and is presumed to have been killed.
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  • When dozens of her relatives were displaced by interethnic violence in the South Sudan city of Tombura in August, Margaret Zereda David Zaaza sent two motorcycles to make four round trips to bring 27 of them out to the city of Yambio where she lives. With some material assistance from the local Catholic diocese, she and her husband have hosted the displaced, but conditions for her guests are primitive. Her father disappeared during the fighting and is presumed dead.
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  • People displaced by interethnic violence in the South Sudan city of Tombura. They took refuge in the home of relatives in the city Yambio, where they received material assistance from the local Catholic diocese.
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  • People displaced by interethnic violence in the South Sudan city of Tombura. They took refuge in the home of relatives in the city Yambio, where they received material assistance from the local Catholic diocese.
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  • A woman and child displaced by interethnic violence in the South Sudan city of Tombura. They took refuge in the home of relatives in the city Yambio, where they received material assistance from the local Catholic diocese.
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  • Muddy roads make for stuck trucks near Tombura, South Sudan.
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  • Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan.
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  • Roman Catholic Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.
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  • Roman Catholic Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.
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  • Roman Catholic Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, Southern Sudan. NOTE: In July 2011 Southern Sudan became the independent country of South Sudan.
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  • Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Tombura-Yambio diocese in South Sudan.
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  • In Yambio, seminary students participate in Mass in the diocesan minor seminary of the Tombura-Yambio Catholic diocese in South Sudan. The closure of a national seminary has thrown the newly independent country's Catholic church into a crisis.
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  • Angelina Yozafo talks with Paul Zangabai in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Zangabai is an extension officer of the program, which helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Lino Bakwego (left) and Dominic Bullen (right) talk with Christian Mbam at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Mbam is a Marist brother from Nigeria who serves as a technical consultant to the project. He is also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, a network of Catholic groups providing education and training in the new African nation.
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  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, Vicki Paulino and other farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, Vicki Paulino and other farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Farmers in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, clear a field in preparation for planting. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Lino Bakwego (left) talks with Christian Mbam at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Mbam is a Marist brother from Nigeria who serves as a technical consultant to the project. He is also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, a network of Catholic groups providing education and training in the new African nation.
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  • Michelina Samuel (left) and Josephine Henry talk with Christian Mbam at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Mbam is a Marist brother from Nigeria who serves as a technical consultant to the project. He is also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, a network of Catholic groups providing education and training in the new African nation.
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  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, Alice Marchin--here with her 7-month old daughter Marci--and other farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical help from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical support from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here escorts other residents of Gangura to work in their fields. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Joice Victor (left) and Yodita Paul prepare food in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, they and their families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Umberto Alphonso grows pineapples in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Ana Mario works in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Ana Mario prunes banana plants in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Two women examine a pineapple plant in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. A joint effort of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, the project helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Ana Mario holds pumpkin seeds in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Susie Matthews plants ground nuts (peanuts) at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Michelina Samuel (left) and Josephine Henry talk with Christian Mbam at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Mbam is a Marist brother from Nigeria who serves as a technical consultant to the project. He is also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, a network of Catholic groups providing education and training in the new African nation.
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  • Susie Matthews plants ground nuts (peanuts) at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Lino Bakwego (left) talks with Christian Mbam at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Mbam is a Marist brother from Nigeria who serves as a technical consultant to the project. He is also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, a network of Catholic groups providing education and training in the new African nation.
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  • Josephine Henry works preparing the soil for planting at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. Working with her is Michelina Samuel. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Michelina Samuel (left) and Josephine Henry talk with Christian Mbam at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Mbam is a Marist brother from Nigeria who serves as a technical consultant to the project. He is also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, a network of Catholic groups providing education and training in the new African nation.
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  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here escorts other residents of Gangura to work in their fields. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here guards other residents of Gangura as they work in their fields. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Peter Mboriundo fastens branches together as he builds a shelter for his family in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Joice Victor (left) and Yodita Paul prepare food in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, they and their families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Leticia Angelo shows spinach she has harvested at a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables both for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Michelina Samuel (left) and Josephine Henry talk with Christian Mbam at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Mbam is a Marist brother from Nigeria who serves as a technical consultant to the project. He is also a member of Solidarity with South Sudan, a network of Catholic groups providing education and training in the new African nation.
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  • Josephine Henry sweats as she works at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Farmers in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, clear a field in preparation for planting. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Two women examine a pineapple plant in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. A joint effort of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, the project helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Leticia Angelo works in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Joice Victor (left) and Yodita Paul prepare food in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, they and their families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, May Evaristo and other farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical support from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here guards other residents of Gangura as they work in their fields. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, Alice Marchin--here with her 7-month old daughter Marci--and other farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Josephine Henry and Michelina Samuel work digging a trench at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical help from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Six-year old Paul Peter harvests potatoes in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, the boy's family and their neighbors have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Peter Mboriundo fastens branches together as he builds a shelter for his family in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Four-year old Alice Friday stands in front of her family's home in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • A woman grinds grain in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, she and her neighbors have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Michelina Samuel works preparing the soil for planting at a church-sponsored demonstration farm at Riimenze, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, Alice Marchin--here with her 7-month old daughter Marci--and other farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical support from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, Mary Bren and other farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here escorts other residents of Gangura to work in their fields. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical support from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here guards other residents of Gangura as they work in their fields, including May Evaristo, who is watering plants. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical support from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here guards other residents of Gangura as they work in their fields, including Vicki Paulino, who is watering plants. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with seeds, tools and technical support from Caritas, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here guards other residents of Gangura as they work in their fields. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
    south-sudan-2015-jeffrey-farmers-by-...jpg
  • Once displaced by terrorist attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, farmers in Gangura, South Sudan, are once again farming their fields with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support, and with protection from the Arrow Boys, local self-defense militia groups established to defend against LRA attacks. Erisha Dowdy is a leader of the local unit of the Arrow Boys, and, carrying a homemade shotgun, here guards other residents of Gangura as they work in their fields. The LRA attacked Gangura in early March, 2015, kidnapping 13 people. The Arrow Boys eventually drove off the attackers, killing one and losing one of their own members. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Six-year old Paul Peter harvests potatoes in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, the boy's family and their neighbors have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Farmers in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, clear a field in preparation for planting. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Joice Victor (left) and Yodita Paul prepare food in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, they and their families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Cetena Albert waters plants in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Three women participate in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Ana Mario works in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Joice Victor and other people in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, clear a field in preparation for planting. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Umberto Alphonso ties the leaves around a maturing pineapple in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Two women examine a pineapple plant in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. A joint effort of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, the project helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Peter Mboriundo fastens branches together as he builds a shelter for his family in Singbi, a village in South Sudan near the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army, these families have returned home and are starting life anew with help from Caritas, which has provided seeds, tools and technical support to the rural farmers. Caritas is also helping mediate a dispute between the community and a large teak plantation that has laid claim to the land. The village is protected against further LRA attacks by a civilian militia, known as the Arrow Boys, which has also strengthened the community's organizational capacity. The farmers group is supported by the diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria.
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  • Farmers talk with Ana Aquila Gift (center) in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria. Aquila is a community extension officer of the program, which helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Ana Mario prunes banana plants in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Cetena Albert waters plants in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Fericio Mariano works in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. The project is a joint project of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, and helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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  • Two women examine a pineapple plant in a church-supported community garden at Napkasiki, South Sudan. A joint effort of the Roman Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio and Caritas Austria, the project helps families displaced by attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army to get restarted on land they once fled. They grow vegetables and fruit for their own consumption as well as to sell in nearby markets for cash, which they use to pay for medicines and school fees.
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