A Letter From Our Founder
Dear Friends,
Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It is located in northeast Africa. Sudan has been devastated by the longest civil war in world history. The first civil war (Anya Anya I) started in 1955 less than two years after the British Colonization. Anya Anya I ended under Gaafer Neimeri’s regime in 1972 with the help of Haile Silassie of Ethiopia after signing the Addis Ababa Agreement.
The second civil war (Anya Anya II ) started in 1975 and ended 30 years alter in 2005. The war was between Southern and Northern Sudan. Both civil wars in Sudan were fought mostly in villages and towns along the Sobat River, and most people in these areas were displaced and sought refuge in the neighboring country of Ethiopia.
On January 9, 2005, the government of Sudan and the People’s Liberation Movement signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which officially ended African’s longest unrest and civil war. During several decades of conflicts, more than two million Southern Sudanese were killed through fighting, famine, and disease. Over four million people were displaced to neighboring countries or to other parts of Sudan, making it the largest internally displaced population in the world. Southern Sudan will hold a referendum in 2011 and seek to become an independent country.
The civil war has caused enormous suffering to the people in the Khor Wakow area, in which I grew up. The infrastructure of Southern Sudan was virtually destroyed, the economy collapsed, and disease spread epidemically. Khor Wakow’s livelihood was destroyed with the killing of the people, the livestock, and the obliteration of farm production. Education, medical services, transportation, sanitation, and safe drinking water systems were and still are unavailable for many Sudanese.
The CPA and the independence gained by South Sudan in July of 2011 is allowing me to act upon a goal of mine. My friends, relatives, and I have been praying for a long time to invest in education at the Khor Wakow villages located in the Upper Niles Province in South Sudan. I believe education is the key to giving the children of South Sudan a chance to overcome the difficulties of the past and make changes for the future. Please continue reading this website regularly and follow our progress or get involved yourself.
Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It is located in northeast Africa. Sudan has been devastated by the longest civil war in world history. The first civil war (Anya Anya I) started in 1955 less than two years after the British Colonization. Anya Anya I ended under Gaafer Neimeri’s regime in 1972 with the help of Haile Silassie of Ethiopia after signing the Addis Ababa Agreement.
The second civil war (Anya Anya II ) started in 1975 and ended 30 years alter in 2005. The war was between Southern and Northern Sudan. Both civil wars in Sudan were fought mostly in villages and towns along the Sobat River, and most people in these areas were displaced and sought refuge in the neighboring country of Ethiopia.
On January 9, 2005, the government of Sudan and the People’s Liberation Movement signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which officially ended African’s longest unrest and civil war. During several decades of conflicts, more than two million Southern Sudanese were killed through fighting, famine, and disease. Over four million people were displaced to neighboring countries or to other parts of Sudan, making it the largest internally displaced population in the world. Southern Sudan will hold a referendum in 2011 and seek to become an independent country.
The civil war has caused enormous suffering to the people in the Khor Wakow area, in which I grew up. The infrastructure of Southern Sudan was virtually destroyed, the economy collapsed, and disease spread epidemically. Khor Wakow’s livelihood was destroyed with the killing of the people, the livestock, and the obliteration of farm production. Education, medical services, transportation, sanitation, and safe drinking water systems were and still are unavailable for many Sudanese.
The CPA and the independence gained by South Sudan in July of 2011 is allowing me to act upon a goal of mine. My friends, relatives, and I have been praying for a long time to invest in education at the Khor Wakow villages located in the Upper Niles Province in South Sudan. I believe education is the key to giving the children of South Sudan a chance to overcome the difficulties of the past and make changes for the future. Please continue reading this website regularly and follow our progress or get involved yourself.
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David Wal Jal
Founder, Khor Wakow School Project Please contact me if you any questions, comments or suggestions. |
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