Two
TfS university graduates now working in the Nuba Mountains and
one of our university scholars.
Together for Sudan's Sub - office in Kadugli, the Nuba Mountains, South
Kordofan, a long neglected and underprivileged area, has always been of
significant interest to Together for Sudan. In the beginning, all young
women who received our university scholarships were from the Nuba
Mountains. Today more than 30 of our university graduates are back in
the area, many of them working for UN and other humanitarian agencies.
Lack of schools and medical facilities as well as inadequate
infrastructure, a difficult climate and political unrest all
characterize the area. In 2005 TfS opened a field office in this fragile
and volatile area between northern and southern Sudan.
Today our work in South Kordofan centers mainly on the capital city of
Kadugli in the Nuba Mountains due as much to monitoring difficulties
over often ungraded roads as to limited funding. A present trend for
international funding agencies to prefer to fund work in South Kordofan,
Darfur and southern Sudan rather than in the Khartoum area has
accelerated our efforts to work in the Kadugli area. Already South
Kordofan has benefitted from our efforts. Together for Sudan is the only
supplier in the Nuba Mountains of Eye Care Outreach and of HIV/AIDS
Awareness training. During May 2010 we held an Eye Care outreach in Abu Jebeiha, examining 1,063 patients, removing the cataracts of 252,
providing reading glasses to 292, giving medications for various
conditions to 896 and referring 10 for further medical help in Khartoum.
Likewise TfS has pioneered in South Kordofan in the training of basic
and kindergarten teachers. The latter has led to the opening of at least
20 kindergartens in the
Kadugli area and to a state government decision that no child may enter
basic school without first passing through kindergarten.
Ibrahim - Our Man in Kadugli
A
man of many talents - Ibrahim.
Ibrahim Ahmed Jabir has been the together for Sudan Field Coordinator in
our Kadugli office since 2008 and has made a major impact on the
community. Following him around Kadugli for meetings with
various officials and agencies, I quickly understood why he has gained
the respect of TfS partners and local government officials.
Born in
the Nuba Mountains, Ibrahim knows the history and politics of South
Kordofan, and the needs of the people. Ibrahim, is married and has
several children. Having spent five years in Italy, he speaks
Italian as well as Arabic and English. His skills as a certified
electrician are frequently in demand and have added to his local
popularity.
Because of the fighting that swept through South Kordofan in early June
Ibrahim has been relocated to Khartoum where he is as active as ever.
With your help Ibrahim could do much more.
What you can do: Donations in any amount are much
appreciated. But please consider whether you are able to support our
work – and contribute to maintaining peace in Sudan – by
providing regular donations. Regular donations allow us to plan ahead
and work more effectively.
Contact us now :-
enquiries@togetherforsudan