Eleos Project/Sudan

The Challenge in South Sudan:

Sudan is the largest nation in Africa and its history in one of the most tragic. It has been a country divided by the longest running civil war in world history.

To fully understand the needs in South Sudan one must stand back and reflect on the facts that have devasted the people and their communities. Sudan is a country plagued by poverty, famine, disease and a complete lack of infrastructure. It's almost impossible to comprehend the the extend of destruction to both human life and infrastructure.

- 2 million people in South Sudan died in the civil conflict - that's one in 5 of all Sudanese people.

- Sudan has produced more internally displaced people than any other country on earth. Over 4 million people - or 80% of the population - have been displaced due to the war.

- Over 500,000 Southern Sudanese fled the country in search of safety and become refugees in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopa, and Egypt.

- Thousands of women and children were abducted in South Sudan during the war and sold into slavery.

- Aerial bombings targeted schools, hospitals, churches and relief centers throughout South Sudan during the civil war.

The above statistics paints a picture that shows the people in South Sudan are some of the poorest and most desperate people on this earth. They have had to endure, violence, death, loss, oppression, starvation, disease and greater amounts of human suffering than any other people group in the world.