Author: King Jaja

South Sudanese photographer Atong Atem creates with her studio series an homage to African Studio photography. Living in Australia, she placed her friends into the context of elements from their culture/heritage, that they have been displaced from. In her own words: ‘There is something important about being able to take our icons and visual language and to hold onto them and say “this is mine” and truly feel it.’ The title Third Culture Kids refers to kids from migrants that grow up far away from their parent‘s country of origin. I really like this term and image of a 3rd culture…

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Sudan National Flag Waving on pole against sunny blue sky background. High Definition The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power has announced more than $56 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Sudan. Making the announcement in Khartoum today, Samantha said this funding will help the Sudanese people cope with conflict, food insecurity, economic crisis, and cycles of drought and flooding, the effects of which have been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. The USAID reports that approximately 13.4 million people in Sudan need humanitarian assistance. “With this additional aid, USAID partners will work…

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