South Sudanese nationals Friday got together to share their remarkable stories and innovative ideas through an UNICEF-sponsored initiative called TEDx talks.
Joseph Abuk led a troop of 16 actors who performed Shakespeare’s Cymbeline play in Juba Arabic in London, Bakhita Radio reported.
He told the audience at TEDx Juba talks that the performers were from different ethnic communities in South Sudan.
Mr Abuk said bringing so many people from different ethnic communities is a sign that the project of creating art is taking roots in South Sudan.
He added that the group behaved with one single mind and their performances were an acclaimed success.
Eunice Elisama said she is one of the mothers who live a remote village in deep Eastern Equatoria.
She said when she saw the abundance of shea-lulu trees she thought the fruits could be used to make money.
Mama Eunice added that she convinced other women to collect, peel and dry the lulu seeds to make oil for cooking and for cosmetics.
She said the women are making lulu soap and the product is sold in Europe and America generating good money to the women involved in the cooperative.
TEDx talks is an initiated of UNICEF-South Sudan to project the voices of innovative South Sudanese to tell their stories.
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