COVID-19 and its impact on Women and Girls in South Sudan
The government established a high-Level taskforce (HLTF) on COVID-19 tasked with the responsibility to curb the outbreak, which was later on reconstituted and is currently referred to as the National Taskforce on Coronavirus Disease. The previous task force was formed of mostly politicians and decisions made in regards to COVID-19 were detached from the reality […]
Young women should position themselves through the transitional period for leadership
“A nation can only prosper and develop when young women and men claim the space and participate in decision making processes that affect their lives. South Sudan is a nation of the young and we should embrace education for a better future.” The Executive Director for Eve Organisation for Women Development, Rita Lopidia made this […]
Is peace not for all – where are the women?
South Sudan’s history is marked by revolutions and civil wars. Every South Sudanese dreams of peace and longs to experience it in their lifetime. For decades now, all we have known is war, killing, rape, displacement, fear, hunger and poverty. At the heart of these conflicts is a combination of root causes such as identity, […]
Ms. Lopidia enters the global record of peace builders
Rita Martin Lopidia, Co-founder and Executive Director of Eve Organisation has emerged among the historical world changers having entered the global race with a lot of enthusiasm. The outstanding and exceptional South Sudanese young woman leader was awarded the inaugural Women Building Peace Award for the year 2020. The award offered by the United States […]