Exciting News!
We welcomed our first eight children in October of 2021, and now have 27 vulnerable children safely protected at Hand of Hope (HoH) residential school. UOCO joyfully announces a gracious donation of a large number of stock options by a retired nurse in North Carolina, Gloria Ann Evans, who has worked extensively in South Sudan. This generous donation will, crucially, fund most of the building of the school compound itself.
We have our priorities straight: our children are fed, kindly cared for and educated. However, they all live together in one hut (which leaks and has termites) with staff and supplies. This amazing gift will allow us to almost double the number of children we can welcome, with a significantly improved school space! To accept this stock donation, we found a kind volunteer financial advisor who offered to set up a special account. We are required by law to set up a separate account to legally accept this donation, and the brokerage company is giving us a 70% discount on the fees. Gloria Ann Evans had already donated $10,000 this year in September after vetting our work and noting our organizational improvement. Once this project is complete, we will still need our fundraising focus on mostly food, staffing, supplies and other school necessities. We also cherish opportunities to do further outreach into the local community. The UOCO Board here in the USA and in Africa, the students, staff and all the other volunteers gratefully acknowledge this wonderful gift, and pray you can also respond to our ongoing need.
What do you think our priorities should be? Might you become part of our growing “monthly donor base” so that we can be more consistent in our budgeting needs?
The World Health Organization announced that the flooding in South Sudan is the worst in 60 years, and attributes this flooding to the worldwide climate chaos. We simply could not safely access the UOCO purchased land. UOCO, therefore, moved the intended school site to the more accessible land of a partnering NGO. As of the summer of 2023, Hand of Hope Community School had built a compound, fence and school latrines. We also hired our first local female teacher; these are awesome steps! However, almost 30 children are crammed with the caring staff into one large hut. The annual rainy season makes most huts unhealthy, as well as uncomfortable, especially with 27 children, with their supplies and caretakers all together under one roof. Your donations truly make a difference.
Still, we say, “Good job everyone!”
As Tito said: “If you have a heart for children, we welcome you to this work for war orphans and other vulnerable children.
An Important Moment for us
Our board member Tab Gadiet, see photo, who lives in the Capital city Juba, negotiated and purchased the land up in Leer. However, the worst flooding in 60 years (according to the World Health Organization) prevented us from accessing the land, so we’ve partnered with another NGO (Non-Governmental Organization), to set up the new school compound!
Conclusion
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