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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…