Water for South Sudan

Each year we make a donation to World Gardening.  Our World Gardening contribution supports Water for South Sudan.  Water for South Sudan, Inc., is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 2003.  It is based in Rochester, NY.  They operate with a small paid staff and a network of committed volunteers.  Support comes from civic, educational, faith-based groups, individual donors and grants from foundations. 

Their mission is simple: drill borehole wells that bring safe drinking water to the people in South Sudan’s remote villages, transforming lives in the process.  This mission is inspired and led by the founder of the organization, former “Lost Boy” Salva Dut. 

As of May 2013, Water for South Sudan has successfully drilled 177 borehole wells, bringing clean, safe water to hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan.  According to staff member Lynn Malooly, they expect to drill 30-40 new wells during the upcoming drilling season.

South Sudan is one of the world’s newest countries.  It achieved independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011.  It is one of the world’s poorest countries, and is about the size of Texas.  Sudan’s war-torn region of Darfur is hundreds of miles north and west of where Water for Sudan currently operates.  The people in this region are often underserved by larger international humanitarian and government sponsored relief organizations. 

Lynn sends greetings and many thanks for our continued support to the members of the Cornwall Garden Club from Water for South Sudan. 

Information from www.waterforsouthsudan.org