USAID in South Sudan is using music and hip hop as a means to build stronger people-to-people connections and engage young people in South Sudan.
The US embassy in Juba sponsored the hip-hop band Legacy from New York City to give free concerts and hold workshops for aspiring musicians.
Talking to CRN news Pheadra Gwynn, USAID Public Information Officer, said music helps the youth express themselves politically and emotionally. She commended the Legacy Band, which allows local musicians build their skills.
The hip hop Band is one of the many activities the USAID engaged in with the youth to promote unity.
A couple of months ago, NBA legends were sponsored to come and train basket ball players in Juba.
The Catholic Radio Network (CRN) is a media project constituted by community-based radio stations broadcasting in Frequency Modulation from Juba, Yei, Torit, Yambio, Rumbek, Tonj, Wau, and Malakal. CRN has also a station in the Nuba Mountains. All the stations share the same vision and mission, and are bound by common editorial and administrative policies. All stations broadcast shared programs in English: news, civic education, and other educational programs. Due to the heterogeneous realities of South Sudan, each station is rooted in its locality and broadcasts locally produced culture-sensitive programs in the languages which are understood by the local people. For its outreach, CRN has a potential audience of about seven million people, considering the influx of returnees to South Sudan after the Sudan Population Census 2008.
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