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Obey Awareness Program
Shepard Fairey is a strong believer that clean water is a human right and this year Drop in the Bucket was honored by being one of only two causes chosen for the 2013 season.
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Beads that transform lives
Beading programs teach local women how to construct jewelry from old magazines, which they, in turn, can sell for profit. These beads provide a source of financial independence, enabling them to feed their families and be able to afford their children’s school fees
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Sister Sidonia Aman Tong
One time she was taken from the school at gunpoint and taken to the barracks. The soldiers threatened her life and insisted she stopped teaching the children English and that she only taught them Arabic. She refused and told them they would have to kill her before she stopped teaching English.
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Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness
Providing clean water is just a band-aid if you are not promoting hygienic practices and safe methods of keeping the water clean for consumption.
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International Day of the Girl
In the meantime, Sarah’s parents were approached by 60 year-old man who offered a large dowry of 100 cows for the young girl. Despite the fact that the man already had four wives, and many children, Sarah’s parents accepted his offer.
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Ngor Garang Tong
Ngor has a small afterschool business of shining shoes and said he uses his money to help his mom feed his family of himself and six siblings. He told us he is trying to save more money so he can build his family a safe and secure house.
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Sarah Awelping
Sarah was only 15 years old at the time. She knew that if she was forced to marry the old man her life would consist of a loveless marriage in which her main job would be to provide the man with children until he grew tired of her and took yet another wife.
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Ayum Mary Diny
Ayum Mary Diny loves school. Unfortunately due to decades of war she spent most of her childhood unable to go to school, like so many of her friends in South Sudan. Npw that the fighting has stopped Ayum is now 19 years old and only in the second grade.
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Gillian Akullo
Drop in the Bucket staff took Gillian to the clinic and learned that she had the dangerous bilharzia worm. The clinic gave her antibiotics. We are now working with the sub-county health officials to make sure that all of the students at Ating Tuo Primary school are de-wormed
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