Arop Yor Ayik Educational CIC (AYAE)
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Background
In 2011 South Sudan became an independent country after voting for independence through a referendum to coexist as an independent entity from Sudan.
In the years following independence disagreements continued whilst the parties' failed to reach a power sharing agreement.
In December 2013 war broke out and millions of people fled their homes for their safety. Whilst over 300,000 people have sadly lost their lives to the South Sudanese Civil war.
Over 2 million South Sudanese people fled to neighbouring countries in Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya. Whilst another 2 million South Sudanese displaced people remain in South Sudan. These people are now in camps and IDPs due to the fact that they cannot return to their homes which they fled from in 2013.
According to the UNHCR, there are around 4.3 million South Sudanese people displaced around the world, 63% are refugees, half of these refugees are children. In Uganda and Sudan alone, there are 800,000 South Sudanese refugees.
The challenge
Although, South Sudan is going through a transitional period since signing a peace agreement in 2018. The situation for South Sudanese refugees has not changed as they are still unable to return to their homes in South Sudan.
As a result of their status, many families are living in poverty, there are no jobs available and they rely solely on handouts from the UN agencies.
Their immediate priority is to seek shelter and food. In Uganda, although there are some public schools, they are far away to walk to and there is also a school fee to pay which makes it inaccessible to the poor and the vulnerable.
Some agencies and charities help to provide food, but thousands of children still have no access to basic primary or secondary schooling. For some school aged girls in Sudan, the effect of not attending school had impacted negatively as some of them ended up having babies at an early young age, also some boys had fallen into crime. (Abuse/sexually abuse resulting in pregnancy)
Arop Yor Ayik Educational (AYAE) in 2020/2021 helped 51 children to attend schools with the help of family and private fundraising. In the 2022/2023 financial year AYAE aims to raise enough funds to put 500 South Sudanese child refugees and displaced children into full time education.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic there has been a lack of funding available for non profit organisations. As a non profit organisation AYAE had to find new ways to fund the 'Educate the future' campaign.
Solution
This campaign will help to raise funds to sponsor 500+ school children and young people into primary and secondary education. The funds raised will pay towards their school fees, exams cost, teaching resources such as books, bags, school uniforms, transport and paying teachers’ cost.
Your support to our campaign to’ Educate the Future’ is important to support South Sudanese children and young people to ensure that they obtain the required knowledge and qualifications. This will provide them with an opportunity to continue to higher education or to find employment.
AYAE COURSES
To help fund the 'Educate the future' campaign AYAE has launched two courses to generate funds. These courses are 'The Cooking Corner’ and 'Collo Language Course' both courses available to purchase online. All of the proceeds from the courses go to the 'Educate the future' campaign.
The Cooking Corner - https://ayae.teachable.com/p/cooking-corner
The course provides simple tutorials to create delicious recipes inspired by South Sudanese and European cuisine
- The course also provides students the tools to improve their cooking skills and preparation techniques
Collo Language Course - https://sso.teachable.com/.../2842797/collo-language-course
- Teaches the Collo alphabet, phonics, numbers, grammar and writing.
- The course also includes reading exercises, 150 useful words checklist and a test.
AYAE are also accepting donations through this link https://app.payhere.co/arop-yor-ayik-educational-cic/arop-yor-ayik-educational-cic
this is not expected but if you do donate your contribution will be appreciated.
The campaign’s impact
AYAE aims for every South Sudanese child to have the right to education as indicated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The impact of the campaign to access and continue education is to make children become more knowledgeable and think critically when making their own life choices.
We hope that the refugee and displaced children who complete their education, will achieve competency, self-sufficiency and skills which will improve their future job or career prospects.