Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Parach Mach

parachmach@gmail.com

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter 2019/2020 as a South Sudanese journalist.  

All articles of Parach Mach

Rural regions

No alternative

Air travel is expensive and environmentally harmful, but it is a necessity in South Sudan

Land rights

Taking possession

A spate of land-grabbing and lack of clarity on land tenure rules are exacerbating conflict in South Sudan

Civil war

Children of war as breadwinners

In South Sudan, many orphaned children have to care for their younger siblings

Press freedom

Worsening censorship

In South Sudan, media houses are under great pressure

Sports

Football for peace

In war-ravaged South Sudan, football helps to promote peace

Infrastructure

No access to clean water

Clean drinking water is hard to get in South Sudan

Poverty

Women crushing stones

In order to survive, some women in South Sudan take to cracking stones

Prostitution

“The worst is yet to come”

In the wake of the economic collapse, prostitution is surging in South Sudan

Gender relations

Risking one’s life to be able to marry

Bride-price tradition is destructive, but strong, in strife-torn South Sudan

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