Welcome back to Step Up!

Brought to you by Tearfund South Sudan, Season 2 continues the dialogue with inspiring youth who are taking action to transform their lives and elevate their communities.

This episode focuses on environmental stewardship, highlighting the vital role young people play in safeguarding our planet.

We are joined by members of the Environmental Club at the University of Juba: Dogrin Gum Majak, the club's president, and Aluet Garang - their treasurer. Together, we examine the remarkable grassroots efforts they are driving to confront waste pollution directly.

They discuss their impactful work on the ground as well as their upcoming initiatives.

Host: Rosemary Wilfred - Media & Communications Manager - Tearfund South Sudan

Managing waste properly is essential for building sustainable and livable cities, but it remains a challenge for many developing countries and cities. And Just like any other city, Juba - the capital of South Sudan and its surrounding suburbs faces the challenge of poor waste management, and very little is done to care for the environment as well.

March 30 2023 is the international day for zero waste proclaimed by the UN General Assembly last December, to formally recognize the importance of zero-waste initiatives around the world.

So in this episode of our podcast, we reflect on some local youth initiatives in South Sudan, created specifically to work towards waste management and discuss what more can be done to ensure proper disposal and management of our waste in our homes, communities, and the country at large.

This conversation features Alice Sabuni - a young woman very passionate about environmental care and recycling waste products. She founded Eco Clean -a Juba-based initiative to manage waste in some parts of the city. In this episode, you shall also listen to a youth leader who has mobilized his peers to ensure their neighborhood is waste-free.

Suicide is a major public health problem with far-reaching social, emotional, and economic consequences. It is estimated that there are currently more than 700,000 suicide cases registered per year worldwide.

In South Sudan, a WHO report indicated that more than 400 suicide cases were recorded in 2020 alone, and the majority of victims were found to be young people between 15-29 years.

So, in this episode, we explore the mental health status of the country, triggers of suicide, warning signs of mental health challenges and suicidal thoughts, how to prevent it, especially among young people, where to seek for professional help and our individual responsibilities in suicide prevention.

Guest: Mr. Boniface Duku – Mental Health and psycho-social Support specialist – HealthNet TPO South Sudan.
Host: Rosemary Wilfred - Media & Communications Manager - Tearfund South Sudan