Rotary Program 6/14/24
BC Global Mission to Ug SS
Good Agronomic Practices
BCGSS Cover Audit Rep2022
Children’s Rights, Judith Wagner
Judith Wagner’s presentation was entitled Child Rights in the US and Around the World. Dr. Wagner noted that Rotary International’s mission statement aligns with the UN Convention on Children’s Rights. Much of her talk was taken from a chapter she authored in a book, “Young Children in the World and Their rights: Thirty Years with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.” The chapter was about child rights in the US. She quotes: “… Direct and unambiguous references to child rights are nearly invisible and inaudible in American social, political, and educational discourses, though some related concepts, such as equality and inclusion, frequently appear” (p.31). There are things everyone can agree on regarding children’s rights. Every child should have the right to survive and to develop according to his or her own potential. This is in the interest of all societies. Yet rights of children remain a controversial topic in the US.
Drinking Water and Health in South Sudan
The above picture capture by BC Global convey to Renk, South Sudan, Dated July 5th, 2023
Drinking Water and Health in South Sudan
BC Global Social Media, South Sudan
The reality of drinking water in South Sudan is that people are using a drinking water source contaminated with faeces. Microbial contamination of drinking-water as a result of contamination with faeces poses the greatest risk to drinking-water safety. Microbiologically contaminated drinking water can transmit diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio and is estimated to cause 485,000 diarrheal deaths each year.
(more…)HealthCare and Child Development in South Sudan, the Forgotten
Country
South Sudan is a new country that got its independence in July 2011 from a large pie of Sudan in the Northern Region of Africa. Their offi cial language is English but people still use Arabic as a language of communication in the markets and the places of work. They still use pound as an offi cial currency in the country but the US dollar is the dominated currency in the market. It has made it harder for the average person to meet family needs in terms of food, health services and regular transportation.
The need for humanitarian organizations is very important. Without them there is a disaster to the whole country especially in terms of basic health care, food supplements and clean water. This year 2022-23, our health care volunteers took tour to the Northern villages not far from the city. The cases of children who are suff ering from preventative child diseases is so scary. Over 180 children have been physically deformed since their birth due to the lack of early prevention healthcare. We will try to post some cases in our social media from time to time for your information. Stay tuned.
Environmental and soil degradation in south Sudan
