By Erin Knesek and Gabriel Maluak | Project Leaders
Greetings and Blessings to our Project Supporters,
We are happy to be bringing you our first report of 2025... we hope the year has started off well for you. This report will provide an update on how SESSO did during the Move a Million campaign this past December, as well as update you on our students and on the current situation in South Sudan.
Move a Million - December 2024
We participated in GlobalGiving's Move a Million campaign right after Thanksgiving this past winter, and in case you missed it, we were able to raise a total of $2,620 in donations. This earned us a portion of GlobalGiving's bonus fund pool in the amount of $664 for a total of $3,284. This is one of the biggest opportunities to make donor dollars go far, and our donors really helped us out during this campaign, so THANK YOU.
Student Update
We have three students (Amour, Abraham and Nyamuch) in their first semester of 12th grade! Amazing! They will graduate high school this coming December. This is a huge milestone for these students, and a major reason for celebration. We will keep you posted as we get closer to graduation. Amour was able to go on a geography trip this semester, and was able to view the topography of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. We are thankful for opportunities like this for our students to get to witness the beauty of this amazing planet we call home.
Monica is now in 4th grade, and Ajak is in 8th grade. Both are doing very well. Monica is playing soccer for the school's girls soccer club, as is James who is now in 10th grade and is still the Christian Union Prefect.
Current Situation in South Sudan
Please keep our students and the entire country of South Sudan in your thoughts and prayers. The world's youngest country gained independence in 2011, and then fell into an extremely deadly civil war that lasted until a peace deal in 2018. The country is once again on the brink of yet another civil war. At this time, it has been verified with teachers and guardians that our students attending school in South Sudan are ok for now, as is our founder Gabriel. But this is a fragile time for the entire country with heavy fighting and bombing already taking place. We will keep you informed as time goes on.
Thank you for your continued support.
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