Rebecca South Sudan
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Nelson Mandela
Who, What, Why Rebecca Mallinson
I am a British woman living in South Sudan. In 2013 I came to Nimule in South Sudan as a volunteer teacher at a local orphanage. In 2015 I co-founded a school for the most marginalised children in Nimule, those from families with HIV, disabilities and orphans. Since 2018 I have been assisting several deaf children to go to Uganda for schooling as there are no facilities available for them locally. I am passionate about creating interest in the lives of the children I am trying to help and awareness of my work. I have been helped wonderfully by many generous people in the UK. If you would like to help support this work, please CLICK HERE.
What Your Help Means
You may ask “Who does this work help?” Here are some statistics which I gathered when the school had 130 children. There were:
32 parents with HIV
5 children with HIV
19 parents with disability
11 children with disability
98 orphans
You will notice from the statistics the huge number of orphans. Their parents’ deaths are not all due to AIDS; some have been killed by soldiers or bandits, often while fleeing from conflict areas of the country and others have died of treatable diseases. The children with disabilities include children with Hepatitis B, epilepsy, profound deafness (mute) and minor hearing or sight problems.
Deaf Children