Peace & diaspora ‘Let’s Talk’ podcast now online!

Let’s Talk is the new podcast on South Sudan featuring Achol Jok Mach in conversation with South Sudanese community leaders and citizens.

Mr Buk Arop currently serves as President of South Sudan Development Foundation and Secretary General for Abyei Youth Association in Diaspora. Buk Arop holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies and Master of Arts in Cultural Studies from Saint Mary’s University and Athabasca University respectively. Currently working with the Government of Alberta as Career and Employment Consultant, Buk has lived in Canada for nearly 16 years and is active in the South Sudanese community across Canada. Buk participates in numerous forums as speaker or panelist on various topics mostly related to aid, poverty, international development, multiculturalism, South Sudan, African Diaspora, racism, immigrants and refugee experiences. twitter.com/bukarop

Sam Acire Obaloker is a South Sudanese from Panyikwara who currently resides in Canada, and works for the government of Alberta. In 2000, he immigrated to Canada through WUSC and studied Social Work at the University of Regina. Sam has a long work experience in the Human Services in Edmonton – Alberta.

Sam is a dedicated family man who has a passion for writing poetry, and is actively involved with the Community during his spare time. One of his works – Windows- was first published besides others on the death of Literary Arts in East Africa that featured the renowned writer and professor, Dr. Taban Lo’Lyiong in the “Tore” news magazine. Sam is currently working on a project with peers to launch their first collected works reflecting on their past in South Sudan, and to promote a new genre of literary arts in the new nation – South Sudan.

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