Educate Children and Fight Poverty in South Sudan

Summary

When remote Omilling village in South Sudan has its own school, war orphans and vulnerable children will no longer have to trek eight hours round trip on foot to get an education. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The only school Omilling has to serve several thousand elementary-aged students is a small two-room temporary shack made out of twigs. The shack, used for early elementary, has no text books and no pit latrines (giving the school grounds an unpleasant odor). Once children pass their exams to start primary 4, they must trek eight hours round trip on foot through the wild bush to the nearest primary school, which is 70 kilometers away. Almost no families allow their daughters to make this trek.

Activities

Our Mairo Primary School Project will build a school (made with soil blocks and thatched roofs) providing free primary education. Built in 4 phases, it will have 8 classrooms, 8 teachers homes, 2 toilet blocks, a library, an office, and a store.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £2,114
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £361
Total Funding Goal: £2,475

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project gives kids a ticket out of poverty. Educated girls can eventually give their own families a good start in life. Educated boys can escape a family cycle of hard labor. This will ripple to their families and community.

Project Message

Providing housing for teachers is a necessity. Omilling has virtually no educated people, so we have to bring in teachers from outside the area. Few people would come without adequate housing.
- -- William Logai Ochieng, Executive Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

William Logai Ochieng,

Idunsgate 4 A
Oslo, Oslo 0178
Norway
(+47)47445159
Email:

Project Sponsor

William Logai Ochieng

Organisation

Hope Ofiriha
Theresegt 46 209
Oslo, Norway 0168
Norway
+47 21 38 48 69
http://www.ofiriha.org

Learn more about Hope Ofiriha and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Sudan and can also be found under Education.

For more information about South Sudan, read the Human Development Report on South Sudan or the Wikipedia entry for South Sudan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 02, 2012.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 20, 2009.

Latest Update from the Field

Thank You for Your Support!

By William Logai Ochieng - Executive director, December 27, 2011 05:12 PM

Miss Akello Susan, new Field Coordinator

I’m Akello Susan, a new Field Coordinator. I will be sending you project updates from the ground throughout 2012. Read more

Hope Ofiriha would like to thank our donors for your ongoing support. Because of your generosity, we have raised over $77,234 since 2009 to operate 14 small –scale projects in South Sudan and Uganda.

As we head to a new year, we ask that you please keep Hope Ofiriha in mind for year-end donations. We’re currently raising money to fund a clean water hand pump and Mairo School building projects that will benefits children in South Sudan. Whether your giving is influenced by the spirit of the season giving, tax planning or a desire to contribute to a great cause, your gift will make a tremendous difference in the lives of those who will benefit from these projects.

By making your year-end donation to Hope Ofiriha via the “Donate Now” button on our GlobalGiving page, you can help us fight extreme poverty.

I wish you a Happy New Year from Hope Ofiriha!

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