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DR. TOM CATENA - 2017 AURORA PRIZE LAUREATE
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The Heart of Nuba on CNN
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Dealing with life and death in southern Sudan
Lyon’s Den Review
The Lyons Den Radio show on 91.5 FM radio in Las Vegas, Nevada, aired a review of The Heart of Nuba for its listeners. To hear click on the audio file below: THE HEART OF NUBA
Cheddar Interview with Director Kenneth A. Carlson
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The Heart of Nuba – Authentically Lived Christianity
HAPPENING IN SUDAN
Sudan Government and Opposition Sign Political Roadmap, Includes Humanitarian Corridor in Nuba Mountains
Sudan has agreed to open humanitarian access to war-torn areas of the country for the first time in eight years as part of a new roadmap enabling suspended peace talks to resume, a rebel leader said on Monday. “We are expecting that the humanitarian...
Sudan: George Clooney and John Prendergast in Washington Post
Press From George Clooney and John Prendergast, of coalition member Enough! Project, on events in Sudan: "..Though [former military leader] Burhan has said the military council would name a civilian prime minister and cabinet, he has not committed to...
A Message from Dr. Tom on Events in Sudan
Sudan News "April 11th, 2019 will hopefully be a big day in Sudanese history as it was the day that dictator Omar al-Bashir and his henchmen were removed from power after a 30 year reign of terror. He has presided over 3 separate bloody civil...
Video: Children of Nuba
Some of the young lives saved by Dr. Tom Catena, as he talks of the need for a humanitarian corridor...
FILM UPDATES
Carlson Meets With Congressman McGovern
Producer/Director Kenneth A Carlson met yesterday with Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Co-Chair of Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United States Congress, discussing the road forward for the people of Nuba.
The Heart of Nuba Opens in DC
The Heart of Nuba opened with a splash in Washington, D.C. last night, with more than 200 people attending. We were particularly happy to see and meet some of our incredible NGO partners who are working so hard in Washington on behalf of the people of...
LA Premiere of The Heart of Nuba
A fantastic premiere in Los Angeles last night, to a sold out crowd. Q and A moderated by The Africa Channel's Nzinga Blake, with The Heart of Nuba director Kenneth A. Carlson, and Cecil Blake, former Cabinet Minister of Information and Broadcasting...
March 26 New York Premiere
On March 26 the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) hosted the exclusive New York Premiere of The Heart of Nuba at the Village East Cinema. Thirty one members of Tom Catena's family attended the premiere and sent special messages to Sudan from the...
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Aurora Foundation Launches New Global Initiative
The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has launched its new program, the Aurora Community, to actively support the program members by connecting them with each other in accordance with their area of intervention, encouraging them to exchange their knowledge, and promoting...
The Catena Family Expands!
We could not be more delighted to share some recent photos from Dr. Tom of his and Nasima's new family member! This year the adoption of their son, Francis Gene, was finalized, bringing a much-earned source of love and joy into the Catena tukal (household). There is...
An Update from Dr. Tom
The situation here in Nuba has been pretty stable for the past year. The Transitional government in Khartoum and the SPLA-N rebels have met recently for peace talks but were unable to reach any conclusions. The SPLA-N is demanding that Sudan have a secular (not...
Dr. Tom records COVID-19 video message from Sudan for health workers in hometown
Despite having no cell phone service and limited bandwidth available in the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan, Amsterdam native Dr. Tom Catena recorded a video message of solidarity to honor health workers in his home town of Amsterdam, NY during the COVID-19 crisis and...