The Hope Society (HS) aims to train talented youth and women to enable them advocate for peace in the society and also make their voices heard. The training will provide the beneficiaries needed skills and materials. The project will be implemented in three (3) locations which are Juba, Wau and Malakal respectively. In order to equip 150 youth and 150 women in these areas with materials and skills.
The civil war broke out in South Sudan after two years of independence. This war destroyed the poor infrastructure and destabilized the economy. The outbreak of violence put human rights into dire situation and resulted in awful atrocities. As of today the perpetrators were not taken to answer in the court of law. This made the need to revenge to rise higher. It is the will of the Hope Society to deescalate the violence and revenge killings, by using arts and culture to bring about lasting peace
It is worth noting that project is going to train 150 women from three (3) different regions and 150 youth who have skills in acting, painting and craft making. And by connecting them with women the expected outcome is that they will have new plays, new paintings and new techniques of craft making and peacebuilding. These beneficiaries will form groups that will work for peace and wellbeing of population and make change. This is likely to contribute to sustaining peace amongst the communities.
Mission: Helping young writers, actors and artists to realize, develop and improve their talents. The objectives: 1. Promoting and developing the cultures of South Sudan. 2. Making the South Sudanese culture known to the rest of Africa and world as well. 3. Bringing artist (writers, painters) together. 4. Supporting young talented people (short stories writers, poets and poetess, painters, actors and tale writers) by improving and shaping their talent. 5. Printing and publish the works of artists and writers. 6. Preaching the culture of peace among the citizen. 7. Using the culture as a tool to bring unity among the citizen. 8. Supporting acculturation between different/diverse cultures. 9. Organizing arts competition (short stories, tale and painting). 10. Making forums and seminars about culture, arts and development. 11. Empowers women, help children and support the artists. 12. Campaigning for civic education about (health, peace and tolerance). 13. Using the Arts and Culture for social development. 14. Forming cultural centers in all provinces of South Sudan.
The civil war broke out in South Sudan after two years of independence. This war destroyed the poor infrastructure and destabilized the economy. The outbreak of violence put human rights into dire situation and resulted in awful atrocities. As of today the perpetrators were not taken to answer in the court of law. This made the need to revenge to rise higher. It is the will of the Hope Society to deescalate the violence and revenge killings, by using arts and culture to bring about lasting peace
It is worth noting that project is going to train 150 women from three (3) different regions and 150 youth who have skills in acting, painting and craft making. And by connecting them with women the expected outcome is that they will have new plays, new paintings and new techniques of craft making and peacebuilding. These beneficiaries will form groups that will work for peace and wellbeing of population and make change. This is likely to contribute to sustaining peace amongst the communities.
Mission: Helping young writers, actors and artists to realize, develop and improve their talents. The objectives: 1. Promoting and developing the cultures of South Sudan. 2. Making the South Sudanese culture known to the rest of Africa and world as well. 3. Bringing artist (writers, painters) together. 4. Supporting young talented people (short stories writers, poets and poetess, painters, actors and tale writers) by improving and shaping their talent. 5. Printing and publish the works of artists and writers. 6. Preaching the culture of peace among the citizen. 7. Using the culture as a tool to bring unity among the citizen. 8. Supporting acculturation between different/diverse cultures. 9. Organizing arts competition (short stories, tale and painting). 10. Making forums and seminars about culture, arts and development. 11. Empowers women, help children and support the artists. 12. Campaigning for civic education about (health, peace and tolerance). 13. Using the Arts and Culture for social development. 14. Forming cultural centers in all provinces of South Sudan.
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