By Cathy Herholdt | Communications Officer
Your gift is helping us reach families in crisis in South Sudan.
In the last six months, more than 1 million people have fled their homes because of violence and fighting. With so many living in camps or temporary shelter, there are growing concerns about the potential for famine… Unless families can plant crops now, there will be no harvest—and no food.
At the IOM Way-station in Wau, the capital of Warrap State, hundreds of people sit under massive permanent tarp structures – the structures are so large that the majority of them sleep beneath a single roof.
“Some of us stayed in the camp and others of us remained in our homes for 27 days. We could not come out,” shared Suleman, a young father who fled Unity State. “I knew I could not stay there. My shop had been completely looted. I saw dead bodies lining the street; even one of my colleagues was shot.”
With the money he had left, Suleman paid for public transportation to take him, his wife, and his children to Wau – where they stay today.
With your support, Souleman’s family received food rations from World Concern to help them survive the crisis.
Prior to that, “We only had the food and water that what was in our homes,” he said.
We’re also assisting farmers in the areas where we work with seeds and tools so they’re able to plant crops and ensure there is food to harvest in a few months. Without this support, communities would be headed for further disaster.
Thank you for your generous support to help families in crisis in South Sudan.
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