Jonglei floods affect 170 orphans
Monday, 21 May 2012 06:51 Lagu Francis South Sudan >>> . More than 170 orphans have been affected by flooding in Bor town, Jonglei State. The children of the Orphans children Trauma and Healing Center are forced to live and study with water in their classrooms and living quarters. The South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church Orphan Children Trauma and Healing Center was established in February this year to take care of children whose parents were killed during inter-tribal conflict clashes between rival community of Lou Nuer and Murle. The orphanage which is part of the Presbyterian Evangelical Church accommodates both girls and boys whose parents were killed in conflict. The Manager of the center, Peter Yien Reath told Radio Miraya; "Now our challenge is the flooding that recently happened during heavy rains. Everything is covered with water; our situation is not good condition for the kids". "The problem came as tribal conflict that took place last year on 18 August killed more than 640 people in Pieri Payam. As a church we moved and collected the orphans whose parents were killed and brought them to Bor town to avoid conflict". Thap Chol Thap, an orphan in the center asked the state government to provide them with education material such as uniforms and shoes. "I came from Pieri because of conflict. What I know about conflict was Lou-Nuer and Murle," said Chol. "I am staying in the center and there are more things which are not good. So we need uniforms, we need shoes, we have water, we have food and we have school". Last Updated ( Monday, 21 May 2012 08:00 ) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
