Holy Trinity peace village | |
Native Name Lang: | dik |
Pushpin Map: | South Sudan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Sudan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Equatoria |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Eastern Equatoria |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Type4: | Payam |
Subdivision Name4: | Kauto Payam |
Established Date: | 2005 |
Founder: | Paride Taban |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Kuron peace village is an intentional community founded by emeritus bishop Paride Taban in Kuron, South Sudan, in 2005.[1] It is situated in Kapoeta East County, Namorunyang State, on the southeast border of South Sudan,[2] roughly 190 km from Narus and 75 km from Boma. The area is mainly inhabited by the Toposa ethnic community of the Ateker ethnic cluster. Kuron peace village is situated near the Kuron river and close to the northern state boundary with Boma state. Its headquarters are based in Nanyangachor near the Ethiopian Highlands.[3] the main aim of establishing the village was to have a village without tribalism[4]
Kuron peace village has been significant in conducting peace events. In 2013 it hosted a peace day organized by UNMISS.[5] In 2016 seventeen traditional leaders from different parts of South Sudan gathered in Kuron to discuss the roles of customary authority in governance and their contribution to peace.[6]