Sudan
Sudan
Sudan is the largest country on the African continent. The Sudanese are warm, hospitable and friendly people. Unfortunately, civil war, conflicts, foreign debt and famine have added enormous pressure to life in Sudan over the years. Operation Mercy is investing in the lives of the Sudanese children by rescuing and rehabilitating street boys around the country. Four centres and a half way house have been developed over many years to provide hope, education and protection for these boys. Graduates from university, successful employees, and stable members of the community give evidence to the success and value of this transforming work. Operation Mercy partners with MCC in Sudan.
Children categories
Street Boys Program
Due to continual conflict, many children have been displaced with or without their families and many live on the streets. We rescue and rehabilitate street boys around the country. The centres rescue these precious children from malnutrition or starvation, abuse, violence or addictions and provide the boys a live-in-centre, ensuring all their foundational needs are met. The boys are also on a full academic, recreational and counselling programme. Graduates from university, successful employees, and stable members of the community give evidence of the success and value of this transforming work.
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Omdurman (N. Sudan)
A street boys program rescues boys in Omdurman, North Sudan. Omdurman was the first of our centres to be set up. It houses 30 children aged 4-13 yrs. We have a school programme for grades 1-3, after which they attend the local school. The boys have a full programme of activities, such as art and drama, toys, sports, and additional programmes addressing emotional problems.
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Geraf (N. Sudan)
A street boys program rescues boys in Geraf, North Sudan. Geraf was our second centre. This houses 40-50 teenagers. It is a vocational training centre offering basic training in carpentry, metalwork, car mechanics and farming. We also provide a life skills programme. Four academic classes are taught to new boys without a basic grade 4 education. The remaining boys attend the local school.
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Renk (S. Sudan)
A street boys program rescues boys in Renk, South Sudan. Renk was our third centre. This is a centre housing 40 boys aged 6-19 years. The boys attend a local school and have a full programme of activities in the afternoon. Different boys are involved in reaching out to other boys through visiting the local market, choir singing performances and also visiting the prison. We have acquired a second piece of land where we hope to develop housing and facilities for our boys in the future.
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Street Children's Centre (W. Sudan)
A street boys program rescues boys in Western Sudan. This is our fourth centre. We started with a feeding centre in two rented rooms and then the local government gave us a piece of land, which we were able to develop into a group home. We currently have 20 boys living at the centre with a caregiver family. The boys have school at the centre and a full programme of activities.
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Halfway House
A halfway house is provided for those graduating boys who reach nineteen years of age but have no home. This gives them a safe place to grow in independence whilst giving them opportunities to develop life and occupational skills through a shop and small business workshops. We encourage and help these young men to gain employment or develop small businesses.
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Graduated Boys Project
Our boys leave the live-in centres when they reach the age of nineteen. We continue to support their schooling and higher education. Some boys are still in school because they started school very late. Some are in technical college and some at University. We have two young men who have graduated from University and several who have completed technical training. We currently have four young men in University, two in Aviation College and one in Technical College. We also support twenty-six young men in school.
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