18.06.15
South Sudan Again Tops Fragile States Index
For the second year in a row, South Sudan has been designated as the most fragile nation in the world, plagued by intensifying internal conflict that has displaced more than two million of its people.
25.05.15
Letters from Brother Bill
Brother Bill from the RC Solidarity team, with whom FIGS work at the Teachers Training College in Yambio, on the situation in South Sudan.
01.04.15
Gary Bandy features in this months' CIPFA newsletter
FIGS trustee and treasurer, Gary Bandy features in this months' Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (UK) monthly online newsletter.
12.03.15
Gender pay gap could have been closed by now
John Benington discusses education in the Guardian.
06.03.15
‘If I am alive, I must have an education’: the refugee girl who crossed a border to go to school
When Grace fled South Sudan, she refused to give up on her dream to be a doctor. But with refugee numbers soaring and camps at breaking point around the world, millions of children like her simply don’t have a school to attend. So why won’t aid donors invest in their futures?
11.02.15
The Trustees Make Another Trip to Ibba Girls School
Gary, Trustee and Treasurer of the Friends of Ibba Girls School set off to visit the school last week with other fellow members ahead of the welcoming of the second intake of girls.