EASTERN EQUATORIA – Living with a disability in South Sudan or anywhere in the world isn’t easy, but Laduma Patricia Egan makes it appear so.
News
![UNMISS disabled disability south sudan eastern equatoria 16 Days women's rights disability advocate](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/disabled_1.jpg?itok=ndpXVz1C)
Laduma Patricia Egan from Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan knows how to transform the cards dealt to her into a winning hand. This disability and women's rights advocate has been on crutches ever since she can remember but that hasn't stopped her from being a beacon of hope for her people. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS
![unmiss 16 days of activism women peace security south sudan gender equality upper nile conflict food entrepreneurship](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/liberty_2_1.jpg?itok=ZaD0pR4p)
Ten enterprising women from Upper Nile, South Sudan, took loans to gather seed money and launch a food business with a little help and encouragement from UNMISS. Photo by Samson Liberty/UNMISS
![unmiss women youth northern bahr el ghazal political participation peace process revitalized peace agreement south sudan united nations un peacekeeping peacekeepers](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img_1343.jpg?itok=9rPMIKv4)
At an UNMISS forum, women and young people in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, have asked to be fully and meaningfully included in political and peace processes. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS
![UNMISS 16 Days Quick Impact Project South Sudan united nations school education western equatoria peace stabilization](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/img_0219_0.jpg?itok=e9-Tyije)
An UNMISS-funded project - the construction of a secondary school in remote Kediba, South Sudan - is expected to boost literacy rates, ensure girls and boys receive equal learning opportunities, and enable students to pursue higher education without having to move away from their homes. Photo by Martin Siba/UNMISS
![unmiss south sudan jonglei bor south korea peacekeepers un medals engineering troops dykes roads](https://unmiss.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/styles/380x220/public/field/image/crane_art.jpg?itok=Q2apHUh1)
South Korean engineering troops serving with UNMISS in Jonglei recently received UN medals for their hard and high quality work. Photos: Gideon Sackitey & Mach Samuel/UNMISS