SSHCO Mangalla Junior Primary School

In June the SSHCO Mangalla Junior Primary School opened. Fifty students enrolled with half of them being girls. Three teachers were hired. Funds were provided by a generous donor. The school is a concrete block building and one of the only such building in the camp. It has solar panels that are used to powder … Read more

SSHCO Through Jacob’s Eyes

SSHCO Through Jacob’s Eyes Founders Jacob Atem and Lual Deng Awan shared a vision to build a health clinic in their home village of Maar in South Sudan. The Southern Sudan Healthcare Organization was built with this vision in mind: To bring health and hope to where it was lost. Here is more of that … Read more

The Journey of our bed delivery

The Journey of our bed delivery SSHCO launched a bed campaign from December 2019 to February 2020,  to provide additional beds for our clinic ward in Maar, South Sudan. With the generosity of our community of donors we were able to fund the need and purchase new bed for our clinic in Maar! We have … Read more

Back From South Sudan -March 2020

Back From South Sudan -March 2020 Hello Friend, Chase Bleke, Chief of Operations, Dr. Linda Morgan, a retired UF Health Shands Hospital OBGYN Oncologist and I just returned from completing a Site Survey in Maar, South Sudan.  Unfortunately, due to the spread of COVID-19 our original trip was cut short. On Monday, March 15, the SSHCO team … Read more

Before the Rain Comes

Before the Rain Comes In South Sudan, the “rainy season” begins in April and runs through November. During rainy season, the rain falls daily, often resulting in flooding of land, roads and homes.  From June to October, most South Sudanese people no longer use cars as a mode of transportation from Juba (Capital of South … Read more

Digital Scavenger Hunt – May, 24th 2020

Digital Scavenger Hunt – May, 24th 2020 On Saturday, May 24th SSHCO will be hosting a digital scavenger hunt in celebration of National Scavenger Hunt Day! We hope that you will join us online for the chance to win some SSHCO swag and a $25 Amazon gift card! The first person to share their completed … Read more

Delivering Medication to Maar

Delivering Medication to Maar In April, we launched our #rainorshine campaign and thanks to our amazing digital community were able to fundraise over $16,000 for our immediate needs. We couldn’t have done this without the support and compassion of all our donors and friends. Because of them, we can provide our clinic with the necessary … Read more

Help Us Fill The Gap!

Help Us Fill The Gap! It should come as no surprise to our supporters that SSHCO’s operations have been impacted by the current global health crisis. SSHCO has been operating for more than 12 years, and in that time, together with our donors, we have achieved great things. Many of our donors and supporters first … Read more

Virtual Event’s With SSHCO!

Virtual Event’s With SSHCO! Much like SSHCO, many organizations have been forced to adapt from in-person events to virtual events due to restrictions cause by the global health crisis. A big part of who we are at SSHCO is spreading awareness of our mission to better the lives of the South Sudanese people through our … Read more