Scenius Hub 2025: A Year in Review

A Year of Civic Dialogue, Innovation, and Community Connection

Between January and December 2025, Scenius Hub continued to serve as a dynamic civic, cultural, and innovation space in Juba, hosting and supporting a wide range of programs that reflected the social, technological, and intellectual priorities of South Sudan’s evolving community.

Over the course of the year, the Hub facilitated more than 150 physical, hybrid, and online events, engaging an estimated 4,000+ participants across multiple events.

Statistics from 2025

Programming was delivered both directly by Scenius Hub and through partnerships with civil society organisations, youth-led initiatives, cultural groups, academic institutions, and international actors, including UN-affiliated programs. Activities were conducted in English and Arabic, reinforcing the Hub’s commitment to accessibility, inclusion, and broad community participation.

Capacity Building: Trainings and workshops

In 2025, Scenius Hub hosted a series of trainings, some led by partner institutions that equipped participants with practical skills in digital literacy, cybersecurity, content moderation, AI, Internet governance, entrepreneurship, innovation, content creation, and a children's camp. Building on these capacity-building initiatives, the Hub also placed a strong emphasis on supporting programs empowering women and advancing gender equity.

Through partnerships with women-led and gender-focused organizations, Scenius Hub created spaces that highlighted women’s leadership, wellbeing, creativity, and civic participation. Key initiatives included International Women’s Day commemorations, women’s empowerment community events with Giants of Africa, and BanatRise mentorship programs, which focused on leadership development, mental health awareness, and professional growth for young women. The Hub also hosted art therapy sessions for women human rights defenders, providing safe and supportive environments for healing, expression, and resilience.

Additionally, discussions addressing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), including the ResPEct Project in implemented by GIZ, offered platforms for awareness, dialogue, and community-driven solutions to gender-based challenges. Collectively, these efforts reinforced Scenius Hub’s commitment to amplifying women’s voices, nurturing leadership, and actively advancing gender equity.

Youth Leadership and Civic Engagement

Youth engagement remained central to Scenius Hub’s mission throughout 2025. The Hub hosted and supported youth-centered platforms such as International Youth Day celebrated in partnership with Eden Foundation and Ametal, an event honouring the life of the late Raila Odinga, Youth-Led Campaigns for Legislative Reform, and Amplifying Youth Voices, creating space for young people to engage with issues of governance, peacebuilding, legislation, and national identity.

These initiatives positioned youth as active civic actors, encouraging dialogue, advocacy, and leadership while fostering a culture of informed participation in public life.

Human Rights, Law, and Public Discourse

In partnership with the Vision Center for Legal Studies and the African Center for Legal Studies & Human Rights, Scenius Hub hosted a series of public lectures, symposiums, and roundtable discussions focused on legal literacy, governance, labour law, legal immunity, gender rights, and human rights advocacy.

Events addressing SGBV, access to justice, national liberation, agriculture and food security, and peacebuilding attracted students, professionals, activists, and members of the public, reinforcing the Hub’s role as a neutral space for thoughtful and informed debate.

We also hosted an engaging policy and legislation discussion focused on advancing youth rights and opportunities through legislative reforms in collaboration with the South Sudan National Youth Union (SSNYU), Markaz Al Salam (MAS) and supported by Norwegian People's Aid.

Technology, Innovation, and Digital Skills

Technology and innovation programming expanded significantly in 2025. Scenius Hub through meetups and events, convened AI dialogues, blockchain meetups, digital agriculture discussions, cybersecurity sessions, and digital literacy trainings, with flagship engagements such as IndabaX South Sudan, and Digital Agricultural Revolution: Digitizing Fields.

Hybrid and online formats enabled wider participation, particularly to engage with professionals outside Juba, while hands-on workshops though few, supported practical skills development in emerging and relevant technologies.

Culture, Creativity, and Intellectual Life

Cultural programming remained a defining feature of Scenius Hub’s identity. Through the Scenius Arabic Section, the Hub hosted intellectual seminars, book discussions, poetry evenings, theatrical performances, and commemorations of cultural and historical milestones such as the Indigenous People's Day . Additionally, through events organised at the hub by institutions such as Cultural Trend Network and Maale Cultural group, we have been able to provide a platform for the youth to express their culture through food, dancing, singing and arts.

Creative events, including art exhibitions, content creation workshops such as Create With Impact: Digital Storytelling & Advocacy. film screenings, fashion showcases, storytelling workshops, and book launches. strengthened artistic expression and cultural exchange.

Notable highlights included An Evening with Siran Riak: Fashion & Film, poetry evenings, drama performances, and multiple literature-focused discussions that brought together artists, thinkers, and community members.

Community Wellbeing and Social Connection

Beyond formal programming, Scenius Hub functioned as a space for community wellbeing and connection. Workshops on trauma healing, art therapy, mental health awareness, and GBV prevention addressed pressing social needs, while blood donation campaigns and health-focused initiatives such as the breast cancer awareness supported community care.

Recurring social activities, such as movie nights, karaoke nights, games night community bazaars, and celebrations tied to international days, fostered belonging, peer interaction, and sustained engagement across diverse groups.

An Open Co-Working Space for All

Throughout 2025, Scenius Hub’s co-working space remained open and accessible to freelancers, entrepreneurs, creatives, professionals, remote workers, and students. The space provided a supportive environment for productivity, collaboration, and learning serving as a study space for university students, a workspace for early-stage startups, and a meeting point for multidisciplinary collaboration.

This open-door approach reinforced the Hub’s role not just as an events venue, but as a daily working and learning environment that supports both structured programming and informal knowledge exchange.

Community Outreach

In 2025, Scenius Hub extended its work beyond formal programming through a series of community outreach activities that reinforced its commitment to social responsibility and collective care. These efforts included a neighbourhood clean-up to commemorate World Environment Day, the Hub also carried out outreach visits to a staff family farm in Juba Na Bari, Gorom Refugee Camp, a breaking fast together festive eating during Ramathan, an orphanage visit and community outreach to Mangaten IDP camp, Gurei, Jebel and Sherikat under the UNFPA Community Led Innovation project, creating opportunities for connection, learning, and solidarity across different community settings. Additionally, Scenius Hub organized a blood donation drive in honour of Dr. Aggrey Jaden, bringing together volunteers in a shared act of service that emphasized compassion, public health, and community wellbeing. Together, these activities reflected Scenius Hub’s people-centered approach to engagement, grounded in presence, inclusion, and meaningful impact beyond its walls.

Professionals, Practitioners, and Thought Leaders at Scenius Hub (2025)

In 2025, Scenius Hub was fortunate to welcome a diverse array of professionals, practitioners, and subject-matter experts who contributed to discussions, trainings, cultural programming, and public lectures.

These engagements, captured through events, discussions, workshops, and trainings strengthened cross-sector learning and exposed participants to practical experience, professional insights, and diverse perspectives.

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Event Reach and Distribution

In total, Scenius Hub hosted and supported:

• 22 policy, civic, and intellectual dialogues

• 22 creative and cultural events

• 18 trainings and workshops

• 18 partner-led external events

• 24 social and community gatherings

• 12 technology and innovation events

Approximately 44% of events were led directly by Scenius Hub, while 56% were organised by partners, underscoring the Hub’s role as a collaborative platform and convening space.

Looking Ahead: Join Us at Scenius Hub

As Scenius Hub looks ahead to the coming year, the focus remains on opening doors for collaboration, creativity, learning, and dialogue. With exciting programming planned across technology, culture, civic engagement, and community wellbeing, the Hub continues to welcome individuals, organisations, and institutions seeking a space to convene and connect.

Community groups, students, professionals, and partners are invited to book the space for events, workshops, discussions, exhibitions, and co-working. Whether you are hosting a training, launching a creative project, or simply looking for a place to work and collaborate, Scenius Hub remains open and accessible.

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List of Some of the Events in 2025

A. Scenius Hub & Scenius Arabic Section Events

1. Karaoke Nights (Scenius Fridays, After Dark)

2. Movie Night Series

3. Scenius Bazaar

4. An Evening with Siran Riak: Fashion & Film

5. Blood Donation Campaign

6. Scenius Tech Community End-of-Year Meetup

7. Policy Unplugged: Let’s Talk Legislations (in collaboration with SSNYU and markaz al salam)

8. Content Moderation in South Sudan: From Challenges to Solutions

9. Digital Agriculture Revolution in South Sudan

10. An Open Discussion on AI Information Sharing

11. Industry Session: Advancing Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies

12. South Sudan Bitcoin Meetup

13. Round Table Discussion: Crude Oil, the Economic Engine of South Sudan

14. Create With Impact: Digital Storytelling & Advocacy

15. IndabaX South Sudan 2025

16. Digitizing Fields: Partnering for Agricultural Transformation (Online)

17. Drama Event (Scenius Hub)

18. Film Screening Evening (أمسية عرض سينمائي)

19. Film Launch: POC3

20. Art Exhibition (معرض الفن التشكيلي الثاني)

21. Book Fair – First Edition (معرض الكتاب الدوري النسخة الأولى)

22. Poetry Evening on Independence Anniversary

23. International Youth Day Celebration (Eden Foundation and Ametal Africa)

B. Scenius Arabic Intellectual & Cultural Programming

25. ندوة فكرية ثقافية

26. مفهوم التحرر الوطني

27. ندوة فكرية ضمن فعالية الركن الثقافي

28. ندوة فكرية مصاحبة لفعالية الركن الثقافي

29. ندوة فكرية بعنوان المشروع التنموي للثورة الوطنية الديمقراطية

30. ندوة فكرية بعنوان مفهوم الثورة الوطنية الديمقراطية

31. ندوة ثقافية حوارية بعنوان الزراعة والسيادة الغذائية

32. ندوة ثقافية حوارية بعنوان جيل التسعينات وتحديات المرحلة

33. مناقشة كتاب الشهر (عدة جلسات مختلفة)

34. مناقشة كتاب: مقدمات نظرية لدراسة أثر الفكر الاشتراكي

35. مناقشة رواية إعدام جوزيف

36. تدشين ديوان شعر تمائم ابنوسية

37. تدشين كتاب التاريخ السياسي لجنوب السودان

38. الاحتفال باليوم العالمي للمسرح

39. الإحتفال بذكرى ثورة 16 مايو (ندوة + عرض مسرحي)

40. الإحتفال باليوم العالمي للشعوب الأصلية

41. أمسية شعرية

42. عرض مسرحي (مجموعة حياتنا للدراما والمسرح)

C. Partner-Organised Events Hosted at Scenius Hub

43. Official Launching of the Vision Center for Legal Studies and Training

44. Public Lecture on International Labour Day

45. Symposium on Legal Immunity of the Advocate in South Sudan

46. Symposium (Vision Center for Legal Studies)

47. Public Lecture on the Evolution of the Judiciary in South Sudan

48. Book Launch (African Center for Legal Studies & Human Rights)

49. Celebration of International Women’s Day

50. Launching of Women for Justice and Human Rights

51. International Youth Day

52. Youth Talk (Juba Echo TV)

53. Youth-Led Campaign for Legislative Reform (International Peace Day)

54. Rally on the Abyei Question

55. Press Conference & Roundtable (Journalists for Human Rights)

56. DAASS Monthly Forum / International Human Rights Day

57. Public Speaking Master Class – Graduation (Cohort 1)

58. Public Speaking Master Class – Graduation (Cohort 3)

59. Derrick Festival

60. Oil the Engine of South Sudan (Eastern Alliance)

61. Hearts in Pieces (Community Party)

D. Trainings & Workshops

60. Community Forum on Mis/Disinformation & Hate Speech (DRF)

61. Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in Countering Hate Speech (DRF)

62. CBOs Training on Media & Information Literacy (DRF)

63. Role of Media & Government in Countering Mis/Disinformation (DRF)

64. Trauma Healing Workshop (Nyot Kok Foundation)

65. Project Graduation – Single Mothers Program (Nyot Kok Foundation)

66. Art Therapy for Women Human Rights Defenders

67. Feminist Talking Circle (Andariya)

68. Mental Health Awareness Session (Banat Power Initiative)

69. BanatRise Mentorship Workshop

70. Content Creators Workshop (Corporate Business Circle)

71. Youth Art & Video Volunteers for SRH Advocacy (AfriYAN South Sudan)

72. South Sudan School of Internet Governance

73. D.I.Y Science Camp (Save the Nile)

74. Training (Culture Trend Network)

75. Digital Skills Training (Ma mara Sakit)

76. ITC Digital Literacy Training

77. Sexual Reproductive Health trainings AfriYAN South Sudan

78. Youth EcoLab Training (Eden Foundation)

E. Innovation, Youth & UN-Linked Programs

77. UNFPA / IHO Community-Led Innovation Program

78. UNFPA Youth Innovation Recognition Event

79. Giants of Africa – Women’s Empowerment Community Event

80. ResPEct Project (SGBV Discussion – GIZ)

81. Amplifying Youth Voices (Arise African Youth Organisation)

F. Cultural, Social & Community Events (External-Led)

82. New Year Party (Union of United Friends)

83. Birthday Party

84. Dowry Negotiation Ceremony

85. Campus Groove (SIU)

86. SSOT Reunion (South Sudanese on Twitter)

87. Rotaract Club Fellowship

88. GESA Cultural Day

89. Akol Mayen’s Art Exhibition

90. Roots and Culture Fashion Event

91. StageVibes Showcase with Peter Toh

92. Cultural Food Festival Event (Culture Trend Network)

93. Commemoration – Media & Information Literacy Day (Media Mentors Network)

94. Roots and Culture Reimagined

95. The hand Project by The First Step organisation.