S Sudan: Build New Houses for Families Coming Home

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Summary

90% of Maban residents abandoned their homes to escape the violence of war. RI is providing permanent shelter construction materials to help returning families rebuild their lives.

How You Can Help

	$35 - 1/5 the cost of a temporary shelter package (plastic sheeting, tools, supplies)
	$125 - Provides 1 complete temporary shelter package to house up to 8 family members
	$625 - Provides 5 complete temporary shelter packages to house up to 40 people
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Received $875 from 6 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

21 years of war decimated the landscape of South Sudan. In 2005, as Southerners returned to their villages to rebuild, they found that their homes were burned or degraded from decades of weathering and neglect. Without shelter, life in South Sudan is daily and seasonal survival against the onslaught of 6 months of heavy rains and intense sun. Without shelter families cannot safely rest or sustain systems such as food storage, livestock care, water storage, and a focal point for family structure.

Activities

RI initiated a shelter project in Maban County with the distribution of temporary shelter kits. With the help of the communities it is helping, RI is now rebuilding permanent homes for retuning families.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $750
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $49,250
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.ri.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The impact each home built will ripple across the community of Maban rapidly and foster an atmosphere of protection and stability that can lead to a stronger foundation from which families can reconstruct their lives and livelihoods in peacetime.

Project Message

Without shelter, life in South Sudan is daily survival against the onslaught of a 6- month rainy season. Without shelter, families cannot safely rest or sustain systems such as food and water storage.
- Rana Lintotawela, Project Coordinator

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