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Achol Jok Mach | |
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| Born | 1983 |
| Citizenship | South Sudan |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation(s) | 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.
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]
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]
In 2019 Mach was awarded a Global Research Initiative Fellowship. [2]
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