A teacher writes on the blackboard in the secondary school in Matara, a remote community in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State. The school is sponsored by the Holy Trinity Peace Village in nearby Kuron. <br />
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The region has been plagued by cattle raiding and child abduction in recent years. The Catholic Church-sponsored Holy Trinity Peace Village has worked for years to foster reconciliation and peace between the region's pastoralist communities. Bringing youth from different tribes together in a common learning environment is seen as an important tool in building relationships that will contribute to peace.