Ever since fighting broke out in Tambura, Western Equatoria, in 2021, thousands of civilians have been sent out from their homes and forced into displacement camps, where women continue to face a lot of insecurity and deep uncertainty about the future of their children and families.
One of them is widow Geonina Louis Wanja, who can no longer work her farmland, send her children to school, access healthcare, or even feel safe carrying out basic daily activities.
“Since the conflict started, we are not happy as women, our children are equally not happy. We are not even safe here in the camp. For some of us women who are widows, life is hard. There is no way to get food and people are being killed,” she said.
She added: “For me, my husband has passed, I am here with my children who are orphans. Who will help me with these children?”
In South Sudan’s Tambura region, torn by sudden waves of ethnic violence since 2021, survival itself has become a struggle for tens of thousands of displaced people.
Among them, countless women, mothers, and widows confront insecurity and hardship every single day.
