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FIGS Spring Newsletter

We didn't just hit our target, we beat it! And that's because of you! Thanks to the generosity, energy and commitment of our wonderful community of supporters from around the world, we raised an impressive £72,315, with Gift Aid set to increase this even further.

Thank you to all of you who have donated and shared the campaign! It’s been a fantastic effort so far — raising an incredible £67,070+ in doubled donations from 135 supporters across the UK, France, Spain, the Netherlands, the USA, New Zealand and beyond. If you haven’t had the chance to donate yet, please click the link above to do so today.

The wait is over! This year's Big Give Christmas Challenge is officially open! From noon on December 2nd to noon on December 9th, we are aiming to raise over £72,000 to sustain and grow Friends of Ibba Girls Boarding School in South Sudan—providing girls with quality education, safe boarding, meals, and fair pay for staff. Will you join us? Together, we can empower her future!

Just 12 days to go until the Friends of Ibba Girls School Big Give! From 2–9 December, every donation will be doubled, helping us reach our £72,000 goal to empower over 300 girls in South Sudan. Join our free online Big Give Party on 6 December and help us spread the word — together, we can empower her future!

Tragically, in many parts of modern Africa girls still suffer from forced marriage. This Kenyan girl, only 13, was going to be a 60-year-old man’s sixth wife. When she objected, she was 'punished' with a fatal beating, and the purpotraters received only a fine.

Peace is on the horizon in South Sudan, and quality education is the key to building a stable future. by Ador Riak Nyiel, South Sudan National Education Coalition

Sr Orla Treacy from Bray is principal of Loreto Rumbek, South Sudan. The school first opened in 2008 and provides a much needed place of education and refuge for girls aged 5-20.

Catholic Bishop Leads Nine South Sudanese Governors and Delegates in Peace Conference.

The UK has historical links with both sides of a vicious civil war

After nearly three years of devastating civil conflict, South Sudanese artists have come together to try and get the country thinking and talking about peace, by launching a public art project in the capital Juba.

Meet the girls who must overcome conflict, hunger, stigma and sexual abuse just to go to school.

Pope Francis has sent a special envoy to South Sudan to urge for an end to violence in the country and to help establish dialogue and trust between the warring parties.

On the eve of South Sudan's independence, photographer ROBERT FOGARTY captured the citizens of the world's newest country, in their own words.

The new cabinet of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan has accepted to form a technical committee to review boundaries and determine the number states...