"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.
South Sudan: Good morning Sir
Donor: Good morning, how are you?
South Sudan: I am not fine
Donor: why?
South Sudan: Famine
Donor: So what do you want me to do?
South Sudan: Give donation like what you did last year
Donor : I don’t have money
South Sudan: Just gives maize only
Donor: I don’t have maize. Why do disturb me every year, don’t have hands to cultivate?
South Sudan: I have but they are fighting in my farm
Donor : Who are those fighting?
South Sudan: The Government and the Rebels
Donor: what are they fighting for?
South Sudan : I don’t know
Donor: You clapped your hands when they were making war speeches in Juba last December and for that clapping of hands am not going to give you food.
South Sudan: Please, if you don’t give me am going to die
Donor : yes, stop it, stop weakness, you go, go and die of hunger, am tired of your weakness every year as if you have no hands. Who have no hand ?
PaanLuel Wël – Founder and Editor-in-Chief of PaanLuel Wël Media
PaanLuel Wël is the founder and editor-in-chief of PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd, a prominent news and commentary platform dedicated to covering the news, history, culture, literature, and socio-political affairs of South Sudan and the world. Established in July 2011, the website was born out of PaanLuel Wël’s vision to create a space for free expression and constructive dialogue during a pivotal moment in South Sudan’s history.
Through PaanLuel Wël Media, he has cultivated a vibrant intellectual forum that features a diverse range of voices, from poets, authors, and academics to activists, commentators, and community columnists. The platform is rooted in the belief that an informed and engaged citizenry is essential to the project of nation-building and social transformation.
PaanLuel Wël is a passionate advocate for the power of media to educate, empower, and connect people across political, ethnic, and generational divides. He is committed to fostering a culture of dialogue, tolerance, and inclusivity and is deeply invested in mentoring the next generation of South Sudanese writers and journalists.
