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South Sudan’s Women Champion Farming for Their Families in Tarkeka with Islamic Relief
Nada Shawish is a communications specialist at Islamic Relief USA and she reports from South Sudan. “Our women are working hard. It is a burden on our women, they are digging and planting and they need support or they will not survive,” said Mary, the South Sudan representative that accompanied us to Tarkeka. She’s originally from the area, and she works closely with the women’s association in Tarkeka to develop livelihoods and improve lives for families. Suddenly, the sky opens up on the red dirt and cool water quickly floods grass and road. I’ve never seen people so happy for rain. It’s true, the heat is exhausting, and Mary joins…
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Water Wells Help Keep Peace, Improve Living in South Sudan Villages
Nada Shawish Communications Specialist for Islamic Relief USA Reports from Tigili Village. “Your responsibility is cleanliness,” reads a sign posted to a tree that an Islamic Relief hygiene and water source management session is being held under. The teacher is local Islamic Relief staff, who has good working knowledge of Tigili village in South Sudan, and a good relationship with the people here–because he’s from the area himself. Nadu Hamney is one of the village elders and he described some of what they’re learned in the free education sessions. “We learned hygiene training, we learned how to keep the water point clean, and how to solve disputes between us concerning…
