SUDAN-REACH
AT A GLANCE
Sudan-Reach works to empower women and families in the fight against
poverty. Our generous and committed
donors enabled us to reach hundreds of
people. The
following are some of the highlights of
our work:
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Our education programs expanded opportunities for more than 200 young girls
to attend school. Our efforts to
rebuild and renovate
facilities—providing much needed
ceiling fans in classrooms, water
stations in play grounds, and gardens
in schools—has
improved the quality of
education for young girls
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We
have helped numerous women increase their economic opportunities through projects that
teach business skills, fund small
businesses, and offer opportunities
for women to attend classes for
vocational training
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We support more than 80 orphans a year through collaboration with
institutions that provide orphan care
in various parts of the country
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We offered two scholarships to women from South Sudan who were directly
affected by the civil war in the south
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We sponsored a women’s clinic in Haj Yousef Khartoum which now receives
annual funding and medical supplies
from Sudan-Reach
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We have planted gardens
in schools and partnered with
local organizations to carry out
environmental projects that include
clean-up and tree planting
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We distributed 200 boxes
of relief supplies containing foods
and other essentials to needy families
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We have offered trainings and workshops at numerous towns
and villages to help educate women
about their rights, health, and their
important roles in society
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2007
Scholarship Awarded! The
2007 Sudan-Reach scholarship was awarded to
Gladys Kiden Lasu of Lisle, Illinois. Gladys is
a graduate student of Public Health at
Benedictine University. A native of Juba, (South
Sudan) Gladys and her family fled the war in
Sudan and moved to Nairobi where she completed
high school before moving to the United States
to pursue her education. Gladys' goal is to
return to Sudan to raise awareness on issues
pertaining to health and disease prevention.
Sudan-Reach is proud to support the educational
and career goals of promising young women like
Gladys!
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Raja's Story!
One of Sudan-Reach's
most important initiatives it to promote women's
self-sufficiency. An example of how our small-scale
projects can translate into large-scale impact is
evident through the experience of Rajaa. Rajaa was a
determined young woman whose goal was to start a
business--an International calling center. When she
met Sudan-Reach in 2005 she was given a grant to start
taking classes and soon thereafter she started a small
business selling cosmetics. By the following year, she
had almost saved enough money to start her calling
center. With an additional grant from
Sudan-Reach in 2007 she purchased the equipment needed
to start her business and today she is the proud owner
of Manshia Telephone Communications Center--which
enables clients to place long distance and local
telephone calls.
Rajaa's success would
not have been possible without the generous support of
Sudan-Reach's donors who fund the Empower-a-Woman
campaign which makes employment and business
opportunities available to women. Donor's to this
campaign give $5, $10, or $20 a month to help us
continue our work. Rajaa's story is proof that these
contributions really do make a difference. Learn
more or join the campaign here! |
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Raising Awareness in
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Sudan-Reach founder and
director, Loloa Ibrahim, visits the City of Cambridge
Employee's Committee on Diversity to discuss the
Darfur crisis. |
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Women's
Self Sufficiency:
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Darfurian
Native, Haja Aisha (right) and Sudan-Reach staff
member
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New
business owner, Amina (left) and Sudan-Reach
volunteer
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Between
December 2006 and January 2007, Sudan-Reach
launched a massive effort as part of its Women's
Self-Sufficiency Project, to identify and enroll
unemployed, impoverished women in our Self-Sufficiency
program. The project assisted women in starting small,
home-based enterprises to generate income for
themselves and their families. Sudan-Reach assisted
women in Haj Yousef, Hai Almustafa, and Bahri in
setting up these micro-economic projects such as
grinding mills, catering, and tailoring
businesses.
Darfurian
Native, Haja Aisha (pictured above (left) with Sudan-Reach
founder Loloa Ibrahim) received the funds and supplies
to begin her catering business and start generating
income. In addition to funding her business,
Sudan-Reach facilitated the project by making
arrangements with local vendors to purchase and
distribute the foods. Haj Yousef native Amina
(pictured above (right) with Sudan-Reach volunteer Hoda
Fahmi,
was also happy to begin her project with the help of
Sudan-Reach.
Other
Self Sufficiency Programs funded by Sudan-Reach: Training
courses for women in English language and technology. Donation
of refrigeration equipment to start a juice/ice-cream
making business Starting
a small home-based shop to sell household goods. |
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The
Orphan Project: Sudan-Reach continues to support
Sudan's orphans through the provision of food,
clothing and school supplies. In January, 2007, we
distributed essential items such as food and blankets
to help the children get through the winter
season. |
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to Women and Families: In January, 2007
Sudan-Reach distributed essential products such
as oil, soap, flour, tea, powdered milk, rice, and
granulated sugar to poor families, many of which
included Darfurian refugees who had been reunited
with their families in cities such as Haj
Youssef, Mayo, and Doroshab. The items were
shipped and distributed in bulk by Sudan-Reach
volunteers to women who were widowed,
orphaned, and without work or income. |
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Women's
Education Project: Sudan-Reach continues to
promote the education of women and girls. This year we
sponsored the education of girls in the city of
Omdurman who were unable to pay the mandatory fees
required in order to take examinations and complete
the school year. One of these girls is Mayada
(pictured left) whose parents were going to remove
her from school due to their inability to pay the
required fees. Sudan-Reach is proud to support the
education of these young women of
tomorrow. |
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Sudan-Reach Awards Scholarship to Christine Lokiru of
Sioux Falls, SD. Christine is a Southern Sudanese woman and
a student at Augustana College. She arrived to the United
States with her mother and eight siblings less than two
years ago as a refugee. Although Christine suffered
greatly due to the war in South Sudan, she is now working to
complete her education so that she may return to Sudan and
help her country. Sudan-Reach is proud to have chosen
Christine as the recipient of the 2006 scholarship in
recognition of her academic merit, hard work, dedication,
and inspiration. |
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| The Sajjana Orphan Shelter, a facility operated by
the Sudanese Ministry of Social and Cultural Affairs
(Department of Social Services) is home to a group of
vibrant young girls who, like most young girls in
Sudan, long to complete their education. These children live
in a facility that offers them the bare minimum. For them,
the most basic school supplies needed for learning are an
unattainable luxury. As part of our Women's
Education Initiative, Sudan-Reach donated supplies to
the young girls at the Sajjana Orphan Shelter who otherwise
had no way of obtaining such materials. The donation
included such things as notebooks, stationary and school
bags. The donated items were successfully delivered to the
girls on April 18th, 2005. |
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Sudan-Reach sponsors young girl: As part of the
Orphan Project, we sponsored young Jalela Ibrahim Yacob who
resides with her mother in Haj Yousef. Jalela, whose father
is deceased, lives with her two siblings and is cared for by
her mother who is scarcely able to provide for her three
children. In collaboration with the Endowment Organization
for Orphan Care, Sudan-Reach has arranged sponsorship of
Jalela for one full year during which time all of her needs
for food, basic healthcare, and education shall be covered
by our foundation. |
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Promoting Girl's
Education: In May,
2005 Sudan-Reach
donated ceiling fans to a girl's elementary school in
the city of Al Kalakla. Sudan is notorious for its hot
climate which makes time spent in poorly ventilated
classrooms almost unbearable for students. As part of our
effort to promote women's education and improve the
condition of women's schools in Sudan, Sudan-Reach donated
ceiling fans for five, classrooms, facilitating the learning
process for the student body at the Al Kalakla Girl's
Primary School. |
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letter to Sudan-Reach from the Al Kalakla School for
Girls
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Medical Assistance:
Fatima Ali of Haj Yousef, suffered from severe eye
cataracts and faced the grim possibility of losing her
sight. She lacked the funds to receive proper medical care
and pay for a much needed cataract operation. With the help
of Sudan-Reach, Fatima was able to collect the funds
necessary for her surgery which took place in April, 2005.
We are pleased to report that she has now recovered from her
surgery and due to Sudan-Reach's contribution, her vision
has been spared.
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Girls
for a Change: Girls in Freemont, CA supporting
Sudan-Reach!
These
young activists organized a Darfur Awareness Day in
their hometown. The event, entitled, Destitute but
Determined: The Darfur Story, offers an eye
opening glimpse into the social injustice of the
ongoing genocide in Darfur. Sudan-Reach applauds and
invites the efforts of all young activists who wish to
take action and raising awareness in their
communities.
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Youth-Lead
Activism: A public awareness day in
Springfield, Virginia, initiated by the youth of Robert E.
Lee High School. Our young volunteers organized a day of
public awareness and fundraising. To learn more about
this program, or to find out how your school or community
can organize similar events, contact
us for more information.
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U.S
BASED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
2006:
Thank you to our friends and supporters for joining us on
December 15th for a screening of Darfur Diaries at the Democracy
Center in
Cambridge. The screening drew in a full
house with a
varied audience of activists, students, lawyers, teachers,
friends and members of the community. Darfur Diaries:
Message from Home is a film that goes behind the lines
to present the voices of Darfurians who tell their own
stories of life and conflict in Darfur. Sudan-Reach has
donated the proceeds from the event to the Darfur Education
Project - a project funded by the makers of the film. We
encourage you to visit the website
to purchase a copy of this ground-breaking film and book and
donate to the project. Photo
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2005:
The Sudan-Reach Women's
Foundation Fundraising Community Night. Thank
you to those of you who joined us for an evening of
community activism, social awareness, and fundraising on
March 21st, 2006! Sudan-Reach would like to thank its
members, friends, supporters, and volunteers for making this
event a great success!
A special thank you to
O'Naturals for hosting the event and to "Dog Day
Afternoons" and Suzanne M. Shaker of "A
Beautiful You" for supporting this event! Thank you
to Justin Tullo, Sudan-Reach Staff Member for ensuring the
success of our Community Night and to all our wonderful
volunteers!
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Sudan-Reach
operates on a volunteer basis.
Your
gifts and donations
make our work possible.
Thank
you.
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