In dense slums and busy streets of Banda – Uganda, throngs of men and women struggle to earn a few Ugandan Shilling in any way they can. Some beg. Some sell hidden goods from Kenya at dirt-cheap prices. Others turn scraps of wood into charcoal, breathing harmful smoke into their lungs while laboring over the fire. Most entrepreneurial families run small income generation activities directly out of their homes in low-income neighborhoods. They operate inadequate stores, roadside eateries, local fruit and vegetable stands or other… Read More
Our Partner in Education: Trolltech Foundation
For the children of Omilling south Sudan, William Logai Ochieng, who has of recent partner up with Trolltech Foundation, is a star in fighting poverty in South Sudan. His real passion is to protect vulnerable children suffering with the growing crisis in his home country. Ochieng kicks off his fundraising campaign with 200,000 NOK donated by Trolltech Foundation to build Mairo Primary School. Using his social media channels, Ochieng is appealing to family, friends and fans to join him in supporting this cause and make… Read More
April: Gearbox cleared From Juba Airport
A huge Thank You to DEKI.ORG.UK who funded a gearbox for our land Rover Defender NGO 12/1 RSS! We are able to drive across the county to deliver services. Our vet Land Rover is capable of transporting two tons, or carries 15 people excluding a driver. It will be able to reach communities in remote, difficult -to-access rural areas as it will be able to travel off-road. After when it was grounded due to failure in the gearbox, Hope Ofiriha had a major challenge to… Read More
March News: Interlocking Soil Blocks
Interlocking Soil Stabilized Blocks is a brick technology that has existed for hundreds of years and is just making headway in Omilling south Sudan. Hydraform is doing much to develop and promote its use in East Africa. The interlocking feature to the Soil stabilized blocks were, in fact, developed at Omilling! The benefits of the use of these blocks are great and include: Environmental – breaking away from the general practice of firing bricks, the impact of deforestation and on the wetlands is greatly reduced…. Read More
Feb. News: South Sudan Needs Education
South Sudan needs Education to Defeat Tribalism, Illiteracy, and poverty for future generation. please join us to build a peaceful future! Progress at Mairo Primary School Omilling South Sudan:Work has been going on well at Mairo, and the first double classroom block is completed. The building teams have been very committed, and everyone has worked hard. The water ladies have had to carry water over a half KM on their heads as we have been waiting for the borehole to be drilled. In June of… Read More
Jan. News: Kick Start Microloan Programme
In late November and early December James Collett visited Hope Ofiriha (HO) on behalf of our new partner Deki. He was met at the airport by Alice Amwony who manages our local operations in Magwi, Juba, and Uganda. HO microloan is in its nascent stage with a network of two branches in Juba area. However, it has already mobilized 1,000 poor women into 50 groups, and the disbursement of the first loans to 20 women borrowers starting this January. The initial experiences in Juba suggest… Read More
December 1: World AIDS Day 2013
Hope Ofiriha has been promoting HIV-AIDS awareness in remote settlements in Omilling countryside – as its contribution to achieve Millennium Development Goal 6; to combat HIV/AIDS. As we commemorate World AIDS Day, and with twenty four months left to 2015, a year by which most countries are expected to meet Millennium Development Goal. Are these goals achievable in South Sudan? Hope Ofiriha is especially interested in goal 4; to reduce child mortality, goal 5; to improve maternal health and goal 6; to combat HIV/AIDS. We… Read More
Holiday Season: Give the Gift of Child Sponsorship
Around the world, many people are celebrating the holiday season. Whether you’re putting up a Christmas tree, menorah, or kinara, Hope Ofiriha invites you to think outside the box when giving or asking for gifts. Instead of giving or receiving token presents, such as soaps, fruit cakes, or candles, put your money to good use and give the gift that keeps on giving,child sponsorship. As a child sponsor, you and your loved ones can help save a child from a life of extreme poverty. Your… Read More
Progress at Mairo Primary & Onura Nursery School
Thanks to our generous donor, phase one of our school building is now built! Work has been going on well at Omilling, and the first two classrooms block are nearly finished. With all our projects we are continually learning, and the buildings should be quicker to assemble. We have experienced supplies problem, and the shortages of soil block production due to heavy rain fall, but these problems have been addressed. We are now keeping larger stocks of materials in one of the classrooms. The construction… Read More
South Sudan: Hard-Earned Independence
The world newest nation will be celebrating its second Independence anniversary July 9th 2013. During this historic event, I will share this story with you from HopeOfiriha, the small-scale development organization working in Magwi County South Sudan for years. “We started a new life in a world newest nation” was the answer I heard from the people of South Sudan in Magwi on my arrival. I am here to share in the celebrations for the second anniversary of the African newest nation, and to see… Read More
Can You Befriend Us at Facebook?
Not everyone has extra cash to give but that need not mean that you cannot be a valued support of our work. To connect us with other people is an important task that help us find new fan – supporters. If you use Facebook simply go to our page and “Like” it. If you become a member and then share it with your contacts on Facebook. Go to HO Facebook page now. Most e-mail programs allow for a personal signature why not simply add a… Read More
Nata: Needs Help to be at School
From February, 2013, we will send children of families deported from Israel to South Sudan to Kingsway boarding school in Uganda. Nata was arrested in a classroom, and deported to South Sudan. She is fluent in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, after years of excelling in her studies in Israel. Read more We are already active in Juba, although, due to very high costs, we do not yet have a base in the capital. HO is based in Magwi County 85 km away from Central Equatoria…. Read More
Help Children Get a Proper Education
South Sudanese children have been scattered around the globe, after their parents fled the bloody civil war in Sudan. Once South Sudan became an independent state, many began to return to their old-new country. About 1,500 South Sudanese who found asylum in Israel, were deported back to South Sudan this summer. Among them are many children, who studied in the Israeli education system for the last few years, where they got a good head start. The deportees from Israel have not yet had the chance… Read More
South Sudan Celebrates Its First Independence Day
On July 9: tens of thousands of South Sudanese are bursting out in streets of Juba raising the flag to celebrate the country’s first Independence Day. On same Day time last year, planet Earth welcomed its African newest nation. It gained independence after a decade-long civil war; South Sudan is one year old nation full of promise. South Sudan is the 193rd player in the United Nations playground, its 7-year old government has learned to run, and is even tweeting from @RepSouthSudan! So where do… Read More
Magwi Office: Akello Susan, Field Coordinator
Akello Susan holds “O”&“A” – Level certificates of secondary education; three months Certificates in HIV/AIDS Counseling; Human rights and in project Management. Akello joined Hope Ofiriha in November 2011 to become the Field Coordinator for Magwi County as Staff member. As such, she is responsible for overall project management, capacity building, and representation. She has two years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing small scale projects in Bweyele Refugee Camp, Uganda. And she also has skills in a number of areas including HIV/AIDs Awareness,… Read More
Welcome to the World, South Sudan
On July 9, 2011, planet Earth welcomed its newest country. Having declared independence after a decades-long civil war, South Sudan is a newborn nation full of promise. South Sudan is the 193rd player in the United Nations playground, its 6-year old government is learning to run, and its even starting to tweet from @RepSouthSudan! Up until now, moms in Onura village have been dying in childbirth because the midwives delivering babies lacked simple sterile supplies. What better way to celebrate the birth of a nation… Read More
