Keeping 1,000 Girls Learning: Through School Meals

Summary - As a result of the ongoing famine brought about by several factors key among which are: (a) unending ethnic war; (b) influx of Sudan refugees to Aweil State which hosts most of the Sudanese Refugees who continue to cross from the atrocious war in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan in the north, (c) climate change which is making farming in general and food production in particular difficult;  (d) very poor and near non-existent public extension services; (e) rampant corruption of public resources; there is practically no production of food among the local population. The little food produced does not meet even basic subsistence needs.

The result is that South Sudan is a net food importer by over 99%, from Uganda and other East African Countries and through humanitarian relief agencies. The priority is to save the lives of internally displaced persons and refugees. This hurts the educational lot as it is not treated as a priority. SSGID planned to provide 1,000 vulnerable school girls with daily meals to keep them in school, in a timely. If it comes on time, your donation will have and will give food vouchers to 1,000 vulnerable girls to keep them learning. By providing food vouchers, this project would have started to address hunger, allowing 1,000 girls to stay in school, in Aweil East County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State of South Sudan for 90 days; and focus on their education during a critical food crisis. This would not only empower the girls with knowledge but also increase their chances of a brighter future. As a national charity organization, we are on the frontline of addressing the education needs and rights of girls through much-needed school meals. We also counsel the girls and provide them with period health towels and soap. In the last quarter, we sought to address the needs of 1,000 vulnerable girls through one meal a day.  How far has SSGID gone towards implementing this project?

SSGID Achievements from 16^th May to 15^th August 2024 

Even without direct funding support, SSGID has achieved the following in this period: 

a.       Identified and verified 1,200 vulnerable girls in Aweil East County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State of South Sudan on 15^th August 2024. 

 b.       Identified and verified 1,320 vulnerable girls in Aweil West County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State of South Sudan on 15^th August 2024.  

c.       Identified and verified 2,450 vulnerable girls in Aweil North County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State of South Sudan on 15^th August 2024. This figure is especially high due to the influx of Sudan refugees from the north which has strained the food situation in the host county and communities.

d.       Identified and verified 880 vulnerable girls in Aweil Municipality of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State of South Sudan on 15^th August 2024.

e.       Attended three (3) Relief and Rehabilitation Coordination Meetings each attended by more at least 100 international and national NGOs in Aweil Municipality of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State of South Sudanas on 15^th August 2024. 

f,  discussed with the State Authorities of Aweil East, Aweil West, Aweil North, and of Aweil about the plight and urgent need to intervene in the food and education needs of the identified girls.

Challenges

SSGID is limited in its ability to effectively respond to the needs of the thousands of needy girls identified above due to no funding. If available, the situation, protection, and education