Bringing Them Home: Reconciling Communities Through the Return of Abducted Children and Women in Jonglei State Format In this Blog Robina Baseka – Save the Children’s Advocacy & Campaigns Coordinator in South Sudan - gives an insight on her experience during the reunification process. The first of April 2021 marked a key milestone in the history of Greater Jonglei, and in particular the counties of Pibor and Uror –Pieri, in South Sudan. It was the month when an agreement was finally brokered between these counties to facilitate the return of 58 abducted children and women to their families. For many years, the different communities in Jonglei State had been involved in inter communal violence related to cattle wrestling and revenge killings and attacks. Last year more than 1000 people were wounded or killed[1] from the different communities as a result. Children have borne the brunt of this violence, in particular girls, who have been subjected to rape, forced marriage and sexual enslavement[2]. Abductions in particular are a longstanding practice in South Sudan, and most abductees never see their families again. In Jonglei alone, there have been at least 686 abductions (96% women and children) and among them, 434 reported between January and August 2020 alone.