SOUTH SUDAN / AGRICULTURE PROJECT SCHOOLS

Food insecurity is a huge challenge in South Sudan. Millions of people here depend on humanitarian aid just to get by. But there’s some inspiring work happening on the ground. UNMISS peacekeepers — from Nepal, Rwanda, and China — have been stepping up to help. They’ve been visiting schools like Straight Link Academy and Kapuri Primary School in Juba, not just to connect with students, but to identify nearby land that can be used for farming. The goal? Enabling local communities to grow their own food and build a more sustainable future. UNMISS

• Video Length: 00:02:28
• Production Date: 6 November 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: AGRICULTURE; SCHOOLS; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3492559
• Parent Id: 3492559
• Alternate Title: unifeed251106k

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN/ AGRICULTURE PROJECT SCHOOL
TRT: 2:28
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH/NATS

DATELINE: 06 NOVENBER 2025, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

FILE FOOTAGE

1. Full Shot, internally displaced people
2. Full Shot, Humanitarian aids

28 OCTOBER 2025

3. Wide Shot, Peacekeepers at Kapuri Primary School

21 OCTOBER 2025

4. Full Shot, Peacekeepers gardening at Straight Link Academy, Juba

28 OCTOBER 2025

5. Full Shot, unloading wheelbarrow at Kapuri Primary School
6. Med Shot, Students
7. Med Shot, Peacekeeper gardening at Kapuri Primary School
9. Soundbite: Agnes Sapana, Student at Kapuri Primary School
“The importance of this garden [is that] we are having is going to improve our nutrition because we are going to have a balanced diet. We have been doing the gardening for the last five years, and it helps us in eating and other things.”
10. Wide Shot, Peacekeepers gardening at Kapuri Primary School
11. Soundbite: Monday James Almas, Director of Studies at Kapuri Primary School
It is due to the performance of these school gardens, whereby, as you have seen, we also have meals in the school at times, we also buy from the market, and at times, we also cook through our school gardens. we want to train these students so that tomorrow they at least have to get there, they have to be independent, they have to know how they can dig and plant and get food for themselves.”

21 OCTOBER 2025

12. Full Shot, Peacekeepers gardening at Straight Link Academy, Juba
13. Med Shot, Student sowing seeds at Straight Link Academy, Juba
14. Soundbite: Lieutenant Khatthaliya Roungreang, UNMISS peacekeeper from Nepal
“We want to teach children how to do farming so when they have this kind of knowledge, they will know how to do farming when they grow up. It is a good foundation for them if they know how to do farming and learn about the area, how to plant seeds, and how to prepare the soil.”
15. Full Shot, Students gardening at Straight Link Academy, Juba

Storyline

Food insecurity is a huge challenge in South Sudan. Millions of people here depend on humanitarian aid just to get by. But there’s some inspiring work happening on the ground. UNMISS peacekeepers — from Nepal, Rwanda, and China — have been stepping up to help. They’ve been visiting schools like Straight Link Academy and Kapuri Primary School in Juba, not just to connect with students, but to identify nearby land that can be used for farming. The goal? Enabling local communities to grow their own food and build a more sustainable future.

Soundbite: Agnes Sapana, Student at Kapuri Primary School
“The importance of this garden [is that] we are having is going to improve our nutrition because we are going to have a balanced diet. We have been doing the gardening for the last five years, and it helps us in eating and other things.”

At the heart of it, these projects are about giving young people the tools they need to thrive on their own.

Soundbite: Monday James Almas, Director of Studies at Kapuri Primary School
It is due to the performance of these school gardens, whereby, as you have seen, we also have meals in the school at times, we also buy from the market, and at times, we also cook through our school gardens. we want to train these students so that tomorrow they at least have to get there, they have to be independent, they have to know how they can dig and plant and get food for themselves.”

Encouraging school-based farming helps students develop hands-on skills in growing food while also teaching them the importance of sustainability.

Soundbite: Lieutenant Khatthaliya Roungreang, UNMISS peacekeeper from Nepal

“We want to teach children how to do farming so when they have this kind of knowledge, they will know how to do farming when they grow up. It is a good foundation for them if they know how to do farming and learn about the area, how to plant seeds, and how to prepare the soil.”

Peacekeepers will continue their support to students through follow-up visits.