By William Logai Ochieng | Executive Director
There is high social tension in a country which leaders attributed it to foreign interference in the internal affairs of South Sudan. Click here for more
Hundreds of workers and citizens took to the streets in Wau, South Sudan second largest city on Friday to protest against the increased of cost of living, and salary in arrears as the leaders warned the country’s economic woes were reaching a crisis point.
Protesters in Wau city, west north of Juba, demonstrated over raising prices of goods and services, and salary in arrears which they said were not matched by current wage structures.
A yawning public sector deficit, a falling local currency and high inflation have heaped pressure on South Sudan, which before independence was seen as a promising emerging economy in East Africa.
We appreciate your support to “Prevent HIV-AIDS Through Awareness project.
At this second reporting:
With your cash and bucks from different sources you purchased 50 liter of petrol, and funded three local HIV-AIDS educational workshops. The project bought two customized instruction manuals to enhance the skills of our volunteers to raise Awareness campaign in the villages.
Due torrential rain it is not easy to reach project site to run local workshops. We will our best to keep the program running. In case it is not possible the operation will be postponed until it restarts in November again. We will report if a program is suspended.
According to a latest statistic from ministry of health in Juba, more 1000 women aged between 20 and 55 are infected with HIV every single week due to unrest in Upper Nile state where females are raped daily according to UN report. The World must help world newest nation to mitigate against the spread of this deadly virus.
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