Nervertity Lexon Abu Sama. a university graduate sponsored by
Together for Sudan
Together for Sudan’s greatest achievement in 2011 was continuation of
the charity’s life enhancing work. First hit by the international
recession in 2008, during 2010 we continued to face funding difficulties
for most of our projects. Nonetheless, during 2011 Together for Sudan
continued to provide health care and educational opportunity to
thousands of Sudanese children and adults in the Khartoum area and in
South Kordofan. Thanks to Light for the World, Vienna, for their
tremendous pro-active support for our eye care work and for forging new
links to Dark & Light in Holland to help develop our outreach efforts in
future. Thanks to our dedicated supporters, both individual and
corporate, and to loyal staff in our Khartoum and Kadugli offices, most
of our eight projects were active. We are deeply grateful
to all patrons, advisors, volunteers and donors who helped us through
this difficult year. Their increased support and unpaid service were an
enormous contribution to the charity.
Achievements in 2011
- Continuation of the charity despite funding
difficulties, loss of key staff as southern colleagues left for southern
Sudan and difficulties in obtaining travel permission for TfS trustees
to visit Sudan and to travel inside the country;
- Greater participation in fundraising by trustees and friends of TfS;
- Permission from the US Government for Friends Together for Sudan to
begin fundraising for Together for Sudan in the United States;
- Receipt of a grant from Humanity United for university scholarships at
Ahfad University and agreement by Canada Fund to support the TfS solar
panels project in the Nuba Mountains;
- Re-launch of the Teacher Training and Support
Project in the Nuba Mountains in early 2010 (funded by Refugees
International Japan and The Body Shop) and in the Khartoum area in late
2010;
- Graduation of a further 34 university scholars, bringing to 194 the
number of TfS sponsored graduates over ten years (Ahfad University,
where most of our scholars study, typically offers a five year course);
- Current support for 153 students at Sudanese universities as of
end-December;
- Provision of training as electricians for seven young women and
training in auto repair, general electricity, mechanics, refrigeration
and air conditioning for 12 young men;
- Training of 21 teachers and funding of 106 basic school pupils, mainly
children whose families have been afflicted by HIV/AIDS;
- Payment of salaries to teachers at two other schools for the displaced
in Khartoum and Juba;
- Carrying out of 24 eye care outreach clinics in areas for displaced
people around Khartoum and a further two in South Kordofan including
5,632 patients and 878 surgeries performed with a further 86 people
awaiting treatment. This year our Eye Care Outreach also provided
eyeglasses to 1,115 patients and medicines to 2,146 patients;
- HIV/AIDS awareness outreaches in displaced persons areas around
Khartoum was attended by over 3,000 people;
- Training of Trainers about Direct Interpersonal Communications for 21
community volunteers;
- Maintenance of nine solar panels in schools and
health centers in the Nuba Mountains.
An
elderly woman attends a TfS Eye Care Outreach.
Supporting teachers and pupils
A
young teacher trainee in the Nuba Mountains.
Our Objectives for 2012
- Fundraising for all our projects remains critically important;
- Other immediate priorities include return to an adequate level of
staff in both our Khartoum and Kadugli offices
- Tfs is well placed to respond to new needs and challenges resulting from political developments within Sudan, in particular the probable secession of the South and the return to the South of many displaced southerners. However, given our current financial situation and needs in both Kadugli
and Khartoum, we have no present plans to open an office in the South and no funding to do so
- When funding is available we hope to expand our work in South Kordofan, including in particular HIV/Aids Awareness Outreach, renewed teacher training, continued Eye Care Outreach and expanded provision of solar panels to schools and clinics off the electricity grid
- As funding and opportunities allow, we hope to expand all the Trust’s present programmes in Sudan, with priority given to university and school scholarships, teacher training, vocational training, eye care and HIV/AIDS awareness outreach.
Make a donation and help make our objectives into
achievements
Together for Sudan facilitates professional eye care
School
children in the Nuba Mountains.
What you can do: Donations in any amount are much
appreciated. But please consider whether you are able to support work
such as this – and contribute to maintaining peace in Sudan – by
providing regular donations. Regular donations allow us to plan ahead
and work more effectively.
Contact us now :-
enquiries@togetherforsudan