MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Herholdt, World Concern 206-546-7374 (office) 425-794-9775 (cell) cathyh@worldconcern.org Staff Evacuated After Heavy Gunfire in Wau Town June 27, 2016 (WAU, SOUTH SUDAN) – World...
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One Year Later, South Sudan Remains in Turmoil
In December 2013, the world’s newest nation, only two years into a season without war, plunged back into crisis-mode. Though the explanation for this eruption of conflict is far from definitive, one...
Mary’s Story: "My heart is beating in fear..."
Nine months pregnant and carrying her 2-year-old in her arms, Mary ran from her home in Unity State, South Sudan, where widespread violence has killed and injured thousands of people since December. ...
World Concern Compound/Staff Robbed at Gunpoint
MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Herholdt, World Concern 206-546-7374 (office) 425-205-7412 (cell) cathyh@worldconcern.org October 14, 2013 (SEATTLE, Wash.) – World Concern staff members in Kuajok, South Sudan,...
World Concern Staff Evacuated from Wau, South Sudan
December 21, 2012 (JUBA, South Sudan) – Expat staff members of the humanitarian aid organization World Concern have left the town of Wau, in South Sudan’s Western Bahr El Ghazal state, following...
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Sudan-South Sudan conflict hinders humanitarian aid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Derek Sciba, World Concern 206-289-7879 (office) 206-713-5564 (cell) dereks@worldconcern.org World Concern reaches displaced, hungry families April 19, 2012...
World Concern Helps Prevent Child Malnutrition in South Sudan
Nutributter® Distribution Will Reach 7,800 Infants and Toddlers April 10, 2012 (WAU, South Sudan) – A shipment of 39 metric tons of life-saving Nutributter® has arrived in Wau, South Sudan...
A place to learn: classrooms are critical for education
Less than 25% of children in South Sudan are in school. Of those, more than 80% are in temporary shelters. The area around the village of Kuajok has been especially hard hit by the poverty and...
An introduction to education in South Sudan
By Derek on August 5, 2011 I visited a classroom in South Sudan today unlike anything I experienced as a child. For some of the class time, the elementary-aged students met in a circle under a tree...
Education is vital for South Sudan’s survival
by Chris on July 11, 2011 The birthday party is officially over, and now the Republic of South Sudan has a lot of growing up to do. After three days of celebration and festivities, today the people...