College Education Program Update - March 2022
Over the past few years, Operation Broken Silence has sponsored Jargi Joseph Aloga as he pursued his college education. Jargi fled the war in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan in 2014. His story was featured in our 2015 documentary film Lost Generation of Sudan.
There is no quality university in the oppressed Nuba Mountains for students like Jargi. Due to the devastation of war, most students do not have the financial ability to travel abroad and pay school fees.
Jargi has been pursuing a degree in Public Administration and Management in Uganda. In February, Jargi completed his final coursework and graduated near the top of his class! He is now preparing to return to the Nuba Mountains. To his knowledge, Jargi is the first person from his community to achieve a higher education. He writes:
I want to extend my sincere appreciation and endless thanks to Operation Broken Silence and all of your supporters. I have seen many in my generation who were not able to achieve their academic goals because of the war. You never gave up on me. Your efforts will never go unacknowledged in my life. You did more than my family could, and I lack the golden words to show my full appreciation.
If it was not for Operation Broken Silence, I can't tell what my future would be. I am the only one in my entire sub-county holding these degrees. I can now use my knowledge to embark for positive changes in our society, alongside pragmatic values embedded in our marginalized peoples. I can now fight injustices without fear of limitations. I am committed to build the humanity of my people, which has been in despondency for too long.
Get Involved
Operation Broken Silence is one of the only organizations in the world bringing education to the Nuba people. The heart of our education efforts are the community-led Endure Primary and Renewal Secondary Schools in Yida Refugee Camp, right outside of Sudan.
24 Sudanese teachers oversee roughly 1,400 students a day at both of these incredible schools. You can help raise up the next generation of leaders here by joining our mission.
Make checks payable to Operation Broken Silence, write Education in the memo line, and mail to P.O. Box 770900 Memphis, TN, 38177-0900
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About Nuba
The Nuba Mountains are home to roughly 100 African tribal groups who have lived here for over 2,000 years. The 1.3 million Christian, Muslim, and traditional Nuba people live mostly in harmony.
Extremist regime officials have long viewed the tolerant Nuba people as a threat to their iron-fisted rule. The Sudanese military and their paramilitary allies have committed two genocides in the region since the 1990s.
Dictator Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a military coup in April 2019. A fledgling transitional government replaced him with the goal of moving the country toward civilian, democratic rule. Another military coup in November 2021 disrupted this progress. A fragile ceasefire is currently in place in the Nuba Mountains. Operation Broken Silence is one of the only nonprofits in the world working here. Learn more about our mission.
