IDPs in Ezo County Receive Lifeline from Azande Diaspora

By Waure Eddy  In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, 40 households of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Tambura County, currently sheltering in Ezo County, received essential food items through a donation facilitated by the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP) supported by Azande Diaspora, from Canada, Europe, Australia, and America. The distributed items included;…

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Over 120 Farmers in Yambio, Ezo, and Maridi to Benefit from SCIAF-Supported Agro-Ecological Training

By Waure Eddy Through the funding from the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) in partnership with Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP), the social wing of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio is set to train over 120 farmers across Yambio, Ezo, and Maridi counties on Agro-ecological to boost food production, improve livestock management,…

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Peace and Development Cannot Come Without Education, We Must Choose Books Over Violence, Classrooms Over Idleness; Says Bishop Hiiboro

By Emmanuel Mandella Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura Yambio, on 17th August 2025 during the celebration of Holy Mass urged the young people in Western Equatoria and South Sudan choose education, not idleness, in order to change their future and build South Sudan. “Peace and development cannot come without education….

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“Serve with Compassion, Walk with Christ”: Says Bishop Hiiboro at Opening of Graham Pediatric Ward at St. Theresa Mission Hospital

By Emmanuel Mandella At the opening of Graham Pediatric Ward at St. Theresa Mission Hospital on 13th August 2025, bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala urged the doctors to serve with compassion and follow in the footsteps of Jeusu Christ. “Most of the people close to Jesus were sick people, some even considered untouchable,” Bishop Hiiboro said….

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Catholic Church and WES Government Lays Foundation of St. John Catholic University Project

Catholic Church and WES Government Lays Foundation of St. John Catholic University Project

The Government of Western Equatoria State (WES), in partnership with the Catholic Church, has laid the foundation of St. John Catholic University in Yambio, a step towards expanding higher education opportunities in the state. Bishop Hiiboro appealed to the community to embrace the institution, saying education will empower children, nurture talent, and help the state…

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CODEP Expands Agricultural Groups to Boost Food Sustainability in Western Equatoria State

The Catholic Organization for Peace and Development (CODEP), the social wing of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), with support from Caritas Austria, has expanded its agricultural outreach by forming four new community farming groups aimed at strengthening food security and promoting sustainable agriculture in Western Equatoria State. Two of the newly launched groups were…

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