"Christian Fuchs" (by Christian Fuchs)

Automeca camp for people displaced by the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 29, 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:28 +0000

Automeca camp for people displaced by the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 29, 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Drainage at Automeca consists of shallow ditches running between rows of tents, a hazard even when dry; when it rains they flood and a cascade of garbage and muck rushes through the camp toward the lower sections. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:31 +0000

Drainage at Automeca consists of shallow ditches running between rows of tents, a hazard even when dry; when it rains they flood and a cascade of garbage and muck rushes through the camp toward the lower sections. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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JRS calls on the Haitian Government and the international community to address the needs of those in official and unofficial camps alike, and to continue to distribute aid to those in unofficial camps until such time as these camp residents are offered a safe and tenable place where they might settle during the emergency phase. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:33 +0000

JRS calls on the Haitian Government and the international community to address the needs of those in official and unofficial camps alike, and to continue to distribute aid to those in unofficial camps until such time as these camp residents are offered a safe and tenable place where they might settle during the emergency phase. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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The atmosphere in Automeca ripens throughout the day as the heat rises, and the dank humidity embeds itself onto clothing and tarps, adding an unhealthy sheen to everything it touches, collecting dust and attracting insects. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:40 +0000

The atmosphere in Automeca ripens throughout the day as the heat rises, and the dank humidity embeds itself onto clothing and tarps, adding an unhealthy sheen to everything it touches, collecting dust and attracting insects. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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An unofficial camp on the road back from Balan to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 30, 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:43 +0000

An unofficial camp on the road back from Balan to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 30, 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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A shallow river outside Port-au-Prince serves many purposes: play area for children, laundry space for women, and bathing area for all. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:47 +0000

A shallow river outside Port-au-Prince serves many purposes: play area for children, laundry space for women, and bathing area for all. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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“We are afraid of the rains. We need different tents, more solid tents to withstand the rain. These tents get wet inside during the rains.” ~ Resident of Parc Colofer. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:50 +0000

“We are afraid of the rains. We need different tents, more solid tents to withstand the rain. These tents get wet inside during the rains.” ~ Resident of Parc Colofer. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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The National Cathedral in Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:54 +0000

The National Cathedral in Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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A blind musician plays for children outside the National Cathedral in Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:59:56 +0000

A blind musician plays for children outside the National Cathedral in Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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The Automeca camp for displaced people, Port au Prince, Haiti, May 3, 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:00 +0000

The Automeca camp for displaced people, Port au Prince, Haiti, May 3, 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Automeca camp residents in Port au Prince live in shacks made of tarps and rags so close to one another that you can almost mistake the multiple dwellings as one tent held aloft by acres of tent poles; there is little or no privacy. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:01 +0000

Automeca camp residents in Port au Prince live in shacks made of tarps and rags so close to one another that you can almost mistake the multiple dwellings as one tent held aloft by acres of tent poles; there is little or no privacy. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Cooking at the Automeca camp, Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:06 +0000

Cooking at the Automeca camp, Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Carrying water at the Automeca camp in Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:08 +0000

Carrying water at the Automeca camp in Port au Prince. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Lobone in Southern Sudan. In January 2011, Southern Sudan will hold a referendum to choose independence from or unity with the north. The conduct, result, and aftermath of the vote will determine the direction of Southern Sudan’s future and the prospects for sustained peace in the region. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:18 +0000

Lobone in Southern Sudan. In January 2011, Southern Sudan will hold a referendum to choose independence from or unity with the north. The conduct, result, and aftermath of the vote will determine the direction of Southern Sudan’s future and the prospects for sustained peace in the region. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Walking amidst the lush grasses of Eastern Equatoria State in Southern Sudan and looking at the peaceful verdant hills dotted with trees, it is hard to imagine the chaos and carnage that raged throughout the area from 1983 until 2005. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:20 +0000

Walking amidst the lush grasses of Eastern Equatoria State in Southern Sudan and looking at the peaceful verdant hills dotted with trees, it is hard to imagine the chaos and carnage that raged throughout the area from 1983 until 2005. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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About 320,000 refugees and 50,000 internally displaced persons have returned home to Southern Sudan since a peace agreement ended the fighting. Re-establishing their communities has been no easy task. There is little modern infrastructure in the country, as development was stalled by more than twenty years of war. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:23 +0000

About 320,000 refugees and 50,000 internally displaced persons have returned home to Southern Sudan since a peace agreement ended the fighting. Re-establishing their communities has been no easy task. There is little modern infrastructure in the country, as development was stalled by more than twenty years of war. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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At the invitation of returnee communities, JRS began education projects in and around the towns of Nimule, Lobone, Kajo Keji, and Yei. The trust created through many years of previous interaction has allowed JRS to foster community involvement in the schools, including school management committees, parent teacher associations, and cultural activities. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:25 +0000

At the invitation of returnee communities, JRS began education projects in and around the towns of Nimule, Lobone, Kajo Keji, and Yei. The trust created through many years of previous interaction has allowed JRS to foster community involvement in the schools, including school management committees, parent teacher associations, and cultural activities. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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The schools in the Lobone area (Paimakong, Lerwa and Palwar) receive supplies, in-service training for untrained teachers, support for fifteen teachers to attend university, and encouragement of female education. Presently these projects directly benefit 2,200 students and 58 teachers, and also bring indirect benefits to thousands more in these communities. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:28 +0000

The schools in the Lobone area (Paimakong, Lerwa and Palwar) receive supplies, in-service training for untrained teachers, support for fifteen teachers to attend university, and encouragement of female education. Presently these projects directly benefit 2,200 students and 58 teachers, and also bring indirect benefits to thousands more in these communities. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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“We prayed to God that He should give a sign that JRS should add more classrooms, so (students) could sit in a good place so they can study well,” said Oyet Thomas Dominic, Chief of Palwar. “The (students) are very happy about the building, because the building is very beautiful to them.” (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:31 +0000

“We prayed to God that He should give a sign that JRS should add more classrooms, so (students) could sit in a good place so they can study well,” said Oyet Thomas Dominic, Chief of Palwar. “The (students) are very happy about the building, because the building is very beautiful to them.” (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Palwar Primary School in Southern Sudan. The Palwar school is one of three education projects implemented by Jesuit Refugee Service and funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration in Lobone Payam, Southern Sudan. Palwar opened in April 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:34 +0000

Palwar Primary School in Southern Sudan. The Palwar school is one of three education projects implemented by Jesuit Refugee Service and funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration in Lobone Payam, Southern Sudan. Palwar opened in April 2010. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Jesuit Refugee Service believes the education of girls should remain a high priority and be promoted through international organizations familiar with local communities. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:35 +0000

Jesuit Refugee Service believes the education of girls should remain a high priority and be promoted through international organizations familiar with local communities. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Cleaning day at Lerwa Primary School in Southern Sudan. Students moved their desks outdoors so all the class rooms could be scrubbed. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:38 +0000

Cleaning day at Lerwa Primary School in Southern Sudan. Students moved their desks outdoors so all the class rooms could be scrubbed. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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In order to fully succeed, education requires an environment of stability and hope, this environment can only be achieved if both the governments of northern and southern Sudan uphold their stated commitment to non-violent reconciliation. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:41 +0000

In order to fully succeed, education requires an environment of stability and hope, this environment can only be achieved if both the governments of northern and southern Sudan uphold their stated commitment to non-violent reconciliation. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Lerwa Primary School in Southern Sudan. The Lerwa school is one of three education projects implemented by Jesuit Refugee Service and funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration in Lobone Payam, Southern Sudan. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:46 +0000

Lerwa Primary School in Southern Sudan. The Lerwa school is one of three education projects implemented by Jesuit Refugee Service and funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration in Lobone Payam, Southern Sudan. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Fog rolls in after an afternoon shower in Lobone. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:51 +0000

Fog rolls in after an afternoon shower in Lobone. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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Every child of Southern Sudan should have access to primary and secondary education. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:00:53 +0000

Every child of Southern Sudan should have access to primary and secondary education. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)
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“Education is important to our people because, as they say, ‘Education is the key to the world!’ We want our children to develop. In the future, some can become doctors, teachers … a president even can come from this school, if God wishes,” said Oyet Thomas Dominic, Chief of Palwar. (Christian Fuchs - Jesuit Refugee Service/USA)