Over 10m raised from the Great Run Hellen Achayo | August 13, 2017 | 11:22 amGovernment officials take part in the marathon in Juba in April | Photo | Unknown
More than 10 million Pounds have been raised from Great Run Marathon that was held in Juba in April. The Great South Sudan Run was an initiative pioneered by an Ethiopian, AyesheshimTeka, to help people who have been affected by famine in South Sudan. Several institutions made pledges.In February, the National Bureau of Statistics and three UN agencies declared famine in parts of the country, especially the former Unity State. However, in June the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said there was no more famine in the area. The Great Run Marathon Pioneer and the Chairperson of the Organization Committee, Ayesheshim Teka, told Eye Radio that 11 million pounds have been collected so far.Mr. Teka added that the team is expecting other pledges that were made by the office of the First Vice President and the African Union. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqXshmQ6am2HSca5LWpN6UadLc2FXAoAjD9PNptSA25SQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
