I am so excited to give more details on the charity that I have chosen as this year’s partner for Global Read Aloud. Much like last year, this is a voluntary part of the GRA, where you can choose to raise money for this charity if you would like as part of your experience.
To learn more about WFSS, please read this:
Water for South Sudan was founded in 2003 by former “Lost Boy” of Sudan, Salva Dut in Rochester, NY. WFSS has been drilling wells in South Sudan since 2005 and has drilled 304 wells as of May, 2017. We have an Operations Center in Wau, South Sudan, managed by our local team. Our Country Directors are also former “Lost Boys” of Sudan, and, like Salva, are dual US-South Sudanese citizens. Our local leadership in South Sudan supports our mission and enables our success in the country.
WFSS currently has four teams in South Sudan – a drilling team, a well rehabilitation team and two hygiene education teams, and owns all of our own drilling equipment and vehicles.WFSS drills new wells in remote rural villages and involves local villagers at every step. WFSS
WFSS drills new wells in remote rural villages and involves local villagers at every step. WFSS aims for sustainability in all we do and empowers local leaders to take ownership of the well and establish local management of the well. We train villagers to maintain the wells, leave spare parts for simple repairs and connect them to supply chains (usually county governments and UNICEF) for larger repairs.
Our new well rehabilitation team, started in 2017, goes back to our older wells to repair cement platforms that have eroded over time. New well platform design and stronger concrete are now leading to longer life and greater sustainability for all of our wells.
Each village that we visit to drill or repair a well also receives hygiene training. Our hygiene education consists of training eight men in each village (four men and four women) to identify hygiene practices in need of improvement. Trainers are educated and can then train others, helping to expand the impact of clean water.
You can learn more at http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The Global Read Aloud 
I am so glad you chose this cause!
On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 9:36 PM Global Read Aloud wrote:
> Pernille Ripp posted: “I am so excited to give more details on the charity > that I have chosen as this year’s partner for Global Read Aloud. Much like > last year, this is a voluntary part of the GRA, where you can choose to > raise money for this charity if you would like as part ” >