(reposted from http://pacodes.blogspot.com/)
27 May 2008 – (Panyijiar County, Unity) – Three children were abducted and 360 cattle stolen in Panyijiar County last month.
Panyijiar
County paramount Chief Nyuong Danhier blamed the raid on people from
Tony County in Warrap state, saying that the alleged act is a violation
of a peace agreement signed last year in Wunlit in Warrap between the
communities of Panyijiar and Tony Counties last year.
[Nyuong
Danhier]: “I was among the people who initiated peace between Dinka of
Tony and Nuer of Panyijiar. My people and I are committed to that
peace. I do not know why they are violating it now. If they have
disrespected our agreement, then I can tell because I alone cannot keep
peace. I will let my people know so that they protect themselves.”
The
information officer in Panyijiar County, Ruot Goak, said county
authorities are planning to initiate talks with the people of Tony to
address the issue of cattle rustling between the two counties.
Sudan Radio Service was unable to reach Tony County authorities for comment.
source: http://www.sudanradio.org/viewArticle.php?id=1209
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Head Of The Class
(reposted from http://pacodes.blogspot.com/)
May 12, 2008 by theregman
Reggie Brown, NBC5 Street Team
For the past 15 years, students in Jane Canepa’s Special Events and Promotions class at Columbia College have been required to choose a nonprofit organization and promote a fundraising event.
This year’s Jammin’ with Jane event was held at Pint at 1547 N Milwaukee and benefited the development of the PACODES Panyijiar Community Development Services’. Their goal is to construct a library for the people in the Panyijiar community in Southern Sudan.
I was invited by Danielle Barrera, a student of Jane’s and former Street Teamer, and was happy to see that they had a great turnout, the room was packed ,and the energy was high. Check out the documentary God Grew Tired of Us. It is a testament to the will and perseverance of a group of Sudanese refugees that sought a better way of life for themselves and their homeland. The Lost Boys Of Sudan is an organization that was set up to increase awareness and assist in providing continuous development to the much-needed and deserving region of Sudan. With the combined efforts of the students, The Lost Boys, members and supporters of PACODES and the rest of the world, we have the ability to supply a war torn and impoverished region of the world with the simple basic tools they need to provide education and empowerment for their people.
I was able to catch up with the highly accredited Dr. Roy Hammerling (co-chair of Pacodes), and his son, Jeremiah, at the event. This dynamic duo is in the development stages of shooting a new film documenting the construction of the new library. It is inspiring to see and be a part of an amazing group of people that are actively making the world a better place for everyone. I challenge you to do your part.
(Pictured Above:Jeremiah Hammerling, Danielle Barrera and Dr. Roy Hammerling) http://nbc5streetteam.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/head-of-the-class/
May 12, 2008 by theregman
Reggie Brown, NBC5 Street Team
For the past 15 years, students in Jane Canepa’s Special Events and Promotions class at Columbia College have been required to choose a nonprofit organization and promote a fundraising event.
This year’s Jammin’ with Jane event was held at Pint at 1547 N Milwaukee and benefited the development of the PACODES Panyijiar Community Development Services’. Their goal is to construct a library for the people in the Panyijiar community in Southern Sudan.
I was invited by Danielle Barrera, a student of Jane’s and former Street Teamer, and was happy to see that they had a great turnout, the room was packed ,and the energy was high. Check out the documentary God Grew Tired of Us. It is a testament to the will and perseverance of a group of Sudanese refugees that sought a better way of life for themselves and their homeland. The Lost Boys Of Sudan is an organization that was set up to increase awareness and assist in providing continuous development to the much-needed and deserving region of Sudan. With the combined efforts of the students, The Lost Boys, members and supporters of PACODES and the rest of the world, we have the ability to supply a war torn and impoverished region of the world with the simple basic tools they need to provide education and empowerment for their people.
I was able to catch up with the highly accredited Dr. Roy Hammerling (co-chair of Pacodes), and his son, Jeremiah, at the event. This dynamic duo is in the development stages of shooting a new film documenting the construction of the new library. It is inspiring to see and be a part of an amazing group of people that are actively making the world a better place for everyone. I challenge you to do your part.
(Pictured Above:Jeremiah Hammerling, Danielle Barrera and Dr. Roy Hammerling) http://nbc5streetteam.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/head-of-the-class/
Cattle Raids in Panyijiar Leave 17 Dead
(reposted from http://pacodes.blogspot.com/)
13 May 2008 – (Nairobi, Kenya) – A series of cattle raids around the Pachar area of Panyijiar County in Unity state over the past month have left at least 17 people are dead and over 1600 head of cattle stolen.
Speaking to Sudan Radio Service by phone on Tuesday from Unity, Panyijiar County Commissioner James Gatkoi blamed the raid on a neighboring county.
Mr. Gatkoi said cross-border raiding continues because neither the Government of Southern Sudan nor the area state governments have disarmed civilians. He said disarmament must now be undertaken.
[James Gatkoi]: “My appeal to both governments of Unity and Lakes states is to take serious actions by mobilizing the military forces in both sides along the borders to disarm and take away guns from those who are raiding cattle and killing the people.”
He urged government to take strong measures to prevent civilians from getting new guns once disarmament has taken place.
The commissioner said his community has already been disarmed, which leaves them vulnerable to raids by neighbors who are not disarmed.
Source: Sudan Radio Service
http://www.sudanradio.org/viewArticle.php?id=1156
13 May 2008 – (Nairobi, Kenya) – A series of cattle raids around the Pachar area of Panyijiar County in Unity state over the past month have left at least 17 people are dead and over 1600 head of cattle stolen.
Speaking to Sudan Radio Service by phone on Tuesday from Unity, Panyijiar County Commissioner James Gatkoi blamed the raid on a neighboring county.
Mr. Gatkoi said cross-border raiding continues because neither the Government of Southern Sudan nor the area state governments have disarmed civilians. He said disarmament must now be undertaken.
[James Gatkoi]: “My appeal to both governments of Unity and Lakes states is to take serious actions by mobilizing the military forces in both sides along the borders to disarm and take away guns from those who are raiding cattle and killing the people.”
He urged government to take strong measures to prevent civilians from getting new guns once disarmament has taken place.
The commissioner said his community has already been disarmed, which leaves them vulnerable to raids by neighbors who are not disarmed.
Source: Sudan Radio Service
http://www.sudanradio.org/viewArticle.php?id=1156
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
‘Bash’ builds library
(reposted from http://pacodes.blogspot.com/)
‘Bash’ builds library
Patrick Springer, The Forum
Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Patrons who turn out for an evening of jazz at a fundraiser May 22 will be helping to build a library in a community in the Sudan that once was home to “Lost Boys” who grew up in Fargo-Moorhead.
The “book bash,” which includes a silent auction of donated artwork, will raise money for a library in Panijiar County, an area of southern Sudan that is 95 percent undeveloped and has a literacy rate of 1 percent.
The Panijiar Community Development Services – a non-profit organization headquartered in Fargo-Moorhead that goes by the acronym PACODES – is working to build the library in a remote region of the Sudan.
The region is home to refugee boys who fled on foot to escape civil war in the 1980s, the so-called “Lost Boys” of the Sudan, including some who were resettled in Fargo-Moorhead in 2001.
“We all feel passionate about helping people in Africa,” one of the local “Lost Boys,” Justin Machien Luoi, formerly of Fargo, said Tuesday. Now in graduate school at the University of North Dakota, he serves on the PACODES board.
The nonprofit already has plans for a $20,000 library, and collected hundreds of donated books. PACODES now is working with Better World Books, which specializes in getting books to Africa, and the International Rescue Committee, a nongovernmental organization active in the Sudan.
A PACODES fundraising walk was held earlier this month in Chicago, where a documentary film team that is making a film on the library project is based. More fundraising walks are planned for Peoria, Ill., as well as Fargo and Minneapolis.
“This idea for PACODES is catching on with people who want to get involved,” Hammerling said. “It’s really been exciting.”
After the fundraising events, organizers will meet to decide on a schedule for the library building project, which faces logistical challenges involving obtaining building supplies and transportation of the supplies, given the remoteness of the region, west of the Nile River in southern Sudan.
The Panijiar community lacks electricity, but PACODES is exploring sustainable energy possibilities to be implemented in the library, including solar power and laptops that can be powered by hand cranks.
If you go
- What: Book Bash for Panijiar
- When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., May 22
- Where: Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo
- Info: Tickets, $25 in advance and $35 at the door, are available at Hornbacher’s. Proceeds will help build a library in the Sudan.
- How to help: Donations also can be made online: <a href="www.pacodes.org">www.pacodes.org</a>
Readers can reach Forum reporter Patrick Springer at (701) 241-5522
Source: Fargo forum Newspaper
Visit the forum at http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/200410
For this news on the Book Bash.
Posted by PACODES at 1:55 PM
‘Bash’ builds library
Patrick Springer, The Forum
Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Patrons who turn out for an evening of jazz at a fundraiser May 22 will be helping to build a library in a community in the Sudan that once was home to “Lost Boys” who grew up in Fargo-Moorhead.
The “book bash,” which includes a silent auction of donated artwork, will raise money for a library in Panijiar County, an area of southern Sudan that is 95 percent undeveloped and has a literacy rate of 1 percent.
The Panijiar Community Development Services – a non-profit organization headquartered in Fargo-Moorhead that goes by the acronym PACODES – is working to build the library in a remote region of the Sudan.
The region is home to refugee boys who fled on foot to escape civil war in the 1980s, the so-called “Lost Boys” of the Sudan, including some who were resettled in Fargo-Moorhead in 2001.
“We all feel passionate about helping people in Africa,” one of the local “Lost Boys,” Justin Machien Luoi, formerly of Fargo, said Tuesday. Now in graduate school at the University of North Dakota, he serves on the PACODES board.
The nonprofit already has plans for a $20,000 library, and collected hundreds of donated books. PACODES now is working with Better World Books, which specializes in getting books to Africa, and the International Rescue Committee, a nongovernmental organization active in the Sudan.
A PACODES fundraising walk was held earlier this month in Chicago, where a documentary film team that is making a film on the library project is based. More fundraising walks are planned for Peoria, Ill., as well as Fargo and Minneapolis.
“This idea for PACODES is catching on with people who want to get involved,” Hammerling said. “It’s really been exciting.”
After the fundraising events, organizers will meet to decide on a schedule for the library building project, which faces logistical challenges involving obtaining building supplies and transportation of the supplies, given the remoteness of the region, west of the Nile River in southern Sudan.
The Panijiar community lacks electricity, but PACODES is exploring sustainable energy possibilities to be implemented in the library, including solar power and laptops that can be powered by hand cranks.
If you go
- What: Book Bash for Panijiar
- When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., May 22
- Where: Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo
- Info: Tickets, $25 in advance and $35 at the door, are available at Hornbacher’s. Proceeds will help build a library in the Sudan.
- How to help: Donations also can be made online: <a href="www.pacodes.org">www.pacodes.org</a>
Readers can reach Forum reporter Patrick Springer at (701) 241-5522
Source: Fargo forum Newspaper
Visit the forum at http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/200410
For this news on the Book Bash.
Posted by PACODES at 1:55 PM
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