Request for Donation

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Dear Mr/Ms X,

South Sudan Education for Change (SSEC) is respectfully asking you for a $1- 53,000 donation to help support the Pabil Primary School Project. SSEC has the goal of raising $53,000, and your donation would take us closer to reaching our goal. To further this goal, SSEC has partnered with The Hope Alliance, a non-profit organization, which allows all donations to be tax deductible.


Goal


SSEC's goal is to increase the literacy level of children in the South Sudan community by providing a favorable learning environment for the children. Currently, classes are held outside, under trees. SSEC would like to build a school in which classes could be held.


The Role of SSEC

The role of SSEC, in partnership with the South Sudan community, is to help build a school by raising financial resources. Once the school building is completed classes would move indoors. 250-300 children would attend the school each year. The government of South Sudan has agreed to continue to provide and pay teachers and the community will maintain the day to day operation and maintenance of the school. SSEC's role would then be limited to providing supplies when needed.


Where We Are Today


Currently, SSEC had spent $30,000 on the project; specifically on building materials such as iron sheets, timbers, rods, cement, grabble, concrete, and blocks production. Another $53,000 is need for additional building materials and contractors. Construction has been delayed until additional funds can be raised. We hope to continue with the construction in December.


Benefit to the Community


Apart from providing a physical building to educate the children, the school would benefit the community in many additional ways. It could be used as a community center, providing a location for community development projects such as agriculture, small business, and health and sanitation trainings. The Diasporas could utilize the facility to transfer their knowledge and skills both when visiting home or by channeling their friends that are on humanitarian mission to the facility.

Thank you for considering a donation to our project and investing in the education of the children of South Sudan. Any donations should be made payable to The Hope Alliance, with a note indicating the "Solomon School Project." Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or visit our blog at http://www.solomonawan.blogspot.com/ to see progress on the project.




Sincerely,


Solomon Awan


Managing Director


(801) 694-3048













































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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Solomon is originally from South Sudan. He is also the Executive Director for United Visions for Change.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

An announcement for the new name

After one month since I asked you, the supporters, to suggest or vote for a new name, I am please to announce the following name as the winner. Those who have voted have unanimously supported “South Sudan Education for Change” (SSEC). I am very please that this name was chosen because it has a lot in association with the mission of facilitating favorable learning environment for the aim of reducing current staggering illiteracy rate in the region. The name will go live on July 9th, but to reserve the right, the current name has been changed to read “Southern Sudan Education for Change”. When time comes, july 9th, “ern” would be removed. 

Why is the name SSEC a good match?
Many statistics place Southern Sudan on top of the countries with highest illiteracy rate. For that reason, Southern Sudan ranked high in child motility rate, lack of clean water, dependence on UN aidInsecurity, lack of infrastructure, and insecurity. Hence, it’s evidenced that change is needed and it will only come through education. Like any other developing or developed countries, education will domestically produces qualified doctors, engineers, economist, and teachers to the republic of south Sudan. And most importantly, education will tame the subsequence generations from causing insecurity and instead values their lives and be productive members of their respective communities. When this happened, South Sudan would become home to anyone who currently hesitate to live there. Who will bring the change? It is you and me; therefore, we cannot wait a week or month for the change to happen. Others have already started and their names are listed on the right side of this blog. Please send your donation to:

The Hope Alliance
1775 West 1500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
801-952-0400

Please include a note directing them as toward “Solomon School Project” or for Southern Sudan Education for Change. I would also like you to notify me either through solomonawan@yahoo.com or 801-694-3048.
Thank you for your support
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Window has Officially Closed

Dear readers,


The window, allowed, for suggestion of a new name has officially ended with the name suggested. It was closer to unanimous exercise. The new name will be shared in two days time. It is a hope that those who have participated suggested the name the rest would support. Thanks to everybody who has participated.
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