Francis Limbe supports South Sudanese refugees
Francis Limbe supports South Sudanese refugees
It’s hard to know where to start in describing the humanitarian efforts of our 2021-22 Stickles Award winner, Francis Limbe. Since Francis emigrated to Egypt for grad school and then brought his family to the US, he has been working to support refugees from his Bari community. Those with the largest need are in Uganda in refugee camps.
Through his leadership of Bari Community (BC) Global, USA, Francis has worked tirelessly to support vulnerable communities in conflict areas. Francis has pursued agricultural projects, water projects, educational projects and sports programs for youth. Of late, he has been an activist for peace. Within his community
Conflict, Mediation, and Amicable Solution In the Bari community
The Bari community originates in Africa. BC Global has projects in South Sudan and Uganda at the refugee camps as well as in Egypt. Like many other communities, the organization of efforts to resolve conflict itself can lead to conflict among leaders. Francis was a key player this fall in trying to solve the crisis of one of the Bari community offices in Cairo, Egypt. In October, BC Global produced a resolution to bring the executive officers to compromise. They reached the dissolution of the two parallel offices, replacing them with an independent interim body to carry out the duties of the community. In Francis’ words, the result was enjoyable despite the extraordinary time consumption in bringing together members of the community together from Five Continents. This was a tremendous effort on Francis’ part.
Francis is now working with Alan Jack and John Tulac to develop a Global Grant proposal to further benefit the refugees in his community. He welcomes other members of the Club to work on this important project, again, with trusted partners here and abroad. Francis invited leaders of the Juba Rotary Club to a meeting last year, and met with some members of the Club at the RI Convention in Houston. We have all the pieces to make this a success!
Below, the results of an agricultural project.
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Could you help this mother reach her goal by sending her daughter to school for a better tomorrow?
Could you help this mother reach her goal by sending her daughter to school for a better tomorrow? Na Poni is a widowed mother of 5 children. They left Khartoum to join her relatives in a new country South Sudan. To face a new reality she had never experienced as a single mother raised in poverty in the country and trying to put her kids in schools that she could not afford.
(more…)THE FIRST INAUGURAL SOUTH SUDAN WOMEN LEAGUE REPORT 2021
Thousands flee hunger in Eastern Equatoria State
Reported By Eye Radio, South Sudan
Jan.19th 2022
Hundreds of families have fled their villages in Kapoeta East of Eastern Equatoria with others crossing into Ethiopia to escape extreme hunger in the area. This is according to Abdullah Lokeno, the County Commissioner.
Some photos shared with Eye Radio on Tuesday show women, elderly persons, children and their livestock arriving at Wokobu Payam of Kapoeta North County.
Lokeno also said unspecified number of his population have crossed into the neighboring Ethiopia in search for food and drinking water.
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