Achol Jok Mach
| Achol Jok Mach | |
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| Born | 1983 South Sudan |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | South Sudan |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| 💼 Occupation | Activist; podcaster |
Achol Jok Mach (born 1983) is a South Sudanese activist and tech entrepreneur, who uses radio production and podcasting as innovative approaches to peace-building.
Early life and education[edit]
Mach was born in South Sudan in 1984.[1] Her family left South Sudan near the beginning of the civil war and she grew up in Cuba.[2][1] In 1997 her family moved to Canada.[1] She has spoken out about her experience growing up there and how it affected her identity, she said: "I was only ever told, "You are South Sudanese"... It was only much later that I learned I was Dinka."[3] She has a degree from the University of Alberta in Literature.[4]
In 2011 she voluntarily returned to South Sudan with the aspiration to contribute positively to the new nation.[2] On her return to Juba, the first thing she did was to touch the soil.[3]
Career[edit]
Mach is a technology entrepreneur and spoke about the achievements of Peace Tech Lab at the 2018 Peace Tech Summit.[5] Her work uses radio production and podcasting as a means to work with communities and counter prejudice.[4]
In 2019, Mach was a speaker and representative at the National Dialogue Conference in Helsinki, which enabled a variety of stakeholders in the field of peace studies and conflict resolution to come together.[6] Her 2019 Global Research Initiative Fellowship funds a research project to analyse the effect of hate speech by South Sudanese politicians on diaspora communities, and questions whether that effect in turn encourages further conflict, both virtually and offline.[2]
Awards[edit]
In 2019 Mach was awarded a Global Research Initiative Fellowship.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Achol Jok Mach". re:publica. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-03-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "2019-2020 Global Research Initiative (GRI) Fellows | Dangerous Speech Project". Dangerous Speech Project. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Martell, Peter (2019-05-15). First Raise a Flag: How South Sudan Won the Longest War But Lost the Peace. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-005270-6. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Achol Jok Mach | PeaceTech Lab". PeaceTech Lab | Putting the Right Tools in the Right Hands to Build Peace. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "2018 PeaceTech Summit". www.youthpower.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ↑ "Top experts gather to an international conference in Helsinki – How to harness technology for building peace?". Felm. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
External links[edit]
- Let's Talk podcast featuring Achol Jok Mach in conversation with South Sudanese community leaders and citizens.
- Peacetech
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