Children born of rape in war: Jacob's story

Jacob is 17 years old. He should be enjoying school and thinking about his future, but instead his short life has been marred by struggle.
the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Working with survivor

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Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death in South Sudan

Thousands of children die from Malaria every year in South Sudan.
but in South Sudan malaria is among the most common and

A displaced family’s garden is inspiring hope and defeating hunger

Every afternoon, just after the final school bell rings, 13-year-old Dak heads to the fields. There, he marvels at the kale growing taller and the aubergines turning deeper shades of purple.
areas where ground has cracked by the hard South Sudanese heat and turns to get a watering can. … living nearby who have been displaced by South Sudan’s ongoing conflict. These fields are

“The war made us come here.”

After fleeing conflict in South Sudan and making the harrowing journey to Uganda, Sarah and her sisters finally feel safe. World Vision found the children a foster mother and child protection staff ensure they have enough to eat.
Anna fled South Sudan with her three younger sisters after their … journey to Uganda since violence erupted in South Sudan.  But already faced with absolute horror

Threading success: Refugee youth reaping rewards from life skills training

Lillias is among a group of six young refugee women who learned to create brightly coloured beaded handbags, purses, necklaces, earrings and bangles. Within a few weeks, Lillias learned to quickly hook beads onto plastic strings and then hinge them together to make any desired item.
manages to keep her head high. The war in South Sudan claimed her father and forced her to run to … make up the vast majority of the 1 million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. With few employment

Bake Off - Ugandan style, with Selasi

Over 1 million refugees now live in Uganda having fled from the civil war raging in South Sudan. World Vision works with the World Food Programme to provide meals to exhausted refugees who have just made it across the border into northern Uganda, and also helps distribute monthly rations once the refugees are settled.
having fled from the civil war raging in South Sudan. World Vision works with the World Food … gave me the challenge to cook a meal for a South Sudanese refugee family using only the rations

Sharing seeds, sparking connection

We all start off as strangers. It’s random connections or, perhaps, a higher power that brings people together. With some, we connect and build bonds. We nurture family relationships and develop friendships that span years. With others, we are mere ships in the night, passing by – attending the same places and interacting with the same people, but the proverbial fire never ignites.
the capital of the newly independent South Sudan

Over 1,000,000 South Sudanese refugees now in Uganda

Charity fears that South Sudanese refugee children who have fled to Uganda may return home to fight.
for urgent additional support for the South Sudan refugee situation. The funding shortfall in … in Uganda since 2014. As the one millionth South Sudanese refugee enters Uganda this

Dreaming of peace, reliving a nightmare - South Sudanese teenager remains a refugee

Maker and his family returned to at the same refugee camp in Kenya they departed from three years earlier. They were once again given a small mud brick hut and carved a life among the 160,000 people staying in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
was finally ending. Peace had come. South Sudan was … that the same refugees who had returned to South Sudan in search of a new beginning fled again.