48% of children under the age of five suffer from general malnutrition One out of nine children will die before they reach the age of five 21.5% of children under the age of five suffer from wasting These are just a few of the health statistics* where South Sudan ranks among the worst in the world. Sadly, with the continued …
Overcoming Severe Malnutrition
Elizabeth Pita joined Harvesters’ family in 2011 when she was 2 years old. She was terribly malnourished, could barely sit up and weighed less than 15 pounds. Her grandfather asked us to care for her since he no longer could. His daughter, the child’s mother, had epilepsy and could hardly take care of herself and couldn’t care for her daughter. …
Giving each child an opportunity to succeed
Joshua Hillary Ayme was always quiet and always wanted to be around me. He’d sit close wanting to be loved. He was a sweet boy who always had a big smile. He played well with the other children in the orphanage but he struggled in school. Teachers never had the time and were not trained to help him in ways …
Education Program Update
South Sudan has one of the lowest rates of adult literacy in the world at 27%. Education challenges include a concentration of students in the early grades; a high proportion of overage students, repetition, and dropout. With an estimated one million out-of-school children (more than half of all of the children), it is well documented that the children in South …
Emmanuel Guya
My name is Emmanuel Guya and I am currently helping at Harvesters’ Terekeka campus now that I’ve completed my degree in Engineering. I am writing to tell you how grateful I am for what God has been doing in my life through Harvesters and through each and every one of you. Harvesters has done so much for me from the …
Harvesters’ Highlights Update
For over 15 years, Harvesters has offered quality residential orphan care. We currently care for nearly 200 orphans in Yei and Terekeka, South Sudan. The children live in small family groups led by housemothers. They are fed healthy meals, they have access to clean drinking water, they attend Harvesters’ Primary School (the top primary school in the area) and the …