Just wanted to give you a quick update about our Green cycling project. As we stated on our previous post,the bike are delivered. The new activity is going well and have successfully attracted many children, see photos below

 

Free cycling skills session are now available, thanks to all the wonderful donors and volunteers,
​You can help too by making a donation here. You can also encourage others to do so, thank you.

Our bicycle might not resolve all the problems for child refugee in Yida camp, South Sudan. but we hope it could help them travel safe, get their basics needs and improve their chances to get employment in the future.
Being able to ride a bike means they can travel safe and faster to get to their basic needs like water and food.
It just feels right to do it

Green Kordofan currently provides support for more than 780 child, many of them never had the opportunity to go to school and are living in appaling environment with no sanitation and do grapple on daily bais to access basic needs​.

We have sent 12 bicycles to allow children to learn to cycle as a pilot project, in addition to spare kits and equipment, to set up our first bike station.The Bicycles arrived on the 23rd of July and we just can't tell you how delighted the children were!
Our wonderful volunteers helped with assembling the bikes, testing them and assisting with free lessons for both boys and girls.
 Some of the events captured on photos you can see below. 

The Green Bicycle project (as we like to call it) is a new initiative to support children, help the environment and aid the local economy.  

We have the children's future in mind and our intention is to make a positive difference to their lives through improving their welfare and mental ​& physical wellbeing.

​We are very pleased that the number of girls participating in our sporting project continues to rise, this has encouraged us to explore more ways to get everyone involved.

With our Green Bicycle project we are introducing the kids at Yida camp to cycling, offering many young girls an opportunity to enjoy cycling and hopefully use their new skills to get them out and about and ease the troubles of travelling long distances every day to collect water from wells.

​Many of those girls have to do twice daily (or more) long trips to fetch water and carry heavy Jerrycans on their heads. We hope to provide paniers for each bicycle (eventually hopefuly bicycle trailers too) to help them in carrying water and other supplies.
Learning to ride a bicycle will greatly assist them.

Green Kordofan would like to thank everyone who made our cycle project happen with your kind donations and efforts.  You are all stars!

If you would wish to support this initiative  Click the button here to make a donation.

 In kind donation are welcome too.
The following items would be much appreciated:

•  Repair tools
•  Patch kits or puncture repair kits
•  Inner tube (check with us for size)
• Good quality bicycles 
• Pumps

 Your contribution will help us sustain our work and reduce the cost of getting this project off   the ground.
 Help us inspire a child and bring back hope to a nation wracked by cycles of violence. ​​

Put it on & make Yida camp visible
Only £20.00
Pay with PayPal, Credit card, Visa, debit, etc
Postage not included. UK postage Royal mail signed for £4.00, unsigned £3.00.
Local delivery (Folkestone) could be arranged if possible.
To make an order please email me at:
 greenkordofan@gmail.com
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Promote Child Refugee Welfare.
Promote young girls’ welfare through football.
Let’s improve the life of boys and girls in Yida Refugee camp South Sudan.

​Thanks, so much for all your wonderful support. I’m very pleased that I have completed my 60 miles walk challenge with a bonus of 5 miles (my unhappy feet just told me!).
A big thank you to Refugee Tales who provide groups like Green Kordofan a platform to share their messages from.

Thanks to all my fellow walkers without whose support this would not have been possible. Especially when I was delirious and couldn’t deal with the heat and steep hills!!!

 The saying of the day is “coccolithophore”  because,I feel like a tiny mini coccolithophore and I would like you to join me to make a whole Cliff. 
You can help me reach my fundraising target of £1000 to support our charity.
So far, we raised £490
Here is the link to make a contribution:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Ragawalk4Yidachildrefugees

All donations gratefully received. ​

Green Kordofan participated with a stall at the multicultural event in Dover on Saturday the 29th June. Great atmosphere, wonderful support from the locals for the children in Yida refugee camp in South Sudan,
See some of their messages below. 

The event offered us a space to engage with wider members of the community to raise awareness about the cause and learn about Yida camp.
thanks so much to all the organisers. 

T​he Dover multicultural day event included a range of activities including: Drama workshops and performances from professional actors, traditional food and workshops on topics ranging from climate and migration, oneness and coming together across artificial boundaries, drama and its use in bringing people together and multifcultural family craft workshops,traditional and contemporary music and dance performances from local artists throughout the day, a variety of eco-friendly / ethically sourced festival stalls.
​a great day enjoyed by all.

 Colin at The Quarter Masters, Folkestone modleing our Football shirt
 Orders coming in, Only £20, book yours now!
https://twitter.com/GreenKordofan/status/1143960111125278720

Green Kordofan staff in Yida enjoyed a one-day training on Communication and Community Engagement. The course took place on the 25th of June 2019 at Jamjang FM compound in Ajoung Thok.

It was funded by the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SSHF) and delivered by internews.
​  Internews is an NGO that works with citizen and local media to support the development of media outlet worldwide including those in the most difficult position. You can find their links below.
 
The training primary goal is to strengthen Communication and Community Engagement (CCE) and to set up a response-wide common feedback platform. This is will enhance humanitarian actors’ efforts while providing assistances in more effective way by including the views of the beneficiaries in their programming and projects.
 
 
Topics covered during the training included:
 
 
-          What is CCE?
 
-          Principles of CCE
 
-          How do we communicate?
 
-          How to use feedback to be more accountable
 
-          Discussion & Feedback from participants
 
 https://internews.org/

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Ben Van Nes of Sussex for Africa with Headteacher Mark Wignall of Downlands Community School in Hassocks, West Sussex: 
"The bikes have been delivered by headteacher Mark Wignall! Thank you for making a difference - the Green Bicycle project will also help girls in Africa who have to fetch water daily, carrying their heavy jerrycans on their heads!" 
Green Kordofan would like to thank Ben, Mark, the parents and all the children of Downlands Community School for their generous support and donation.
You are changing lives!
​https://twitter.com/i/moments/1141169599926419462?from_editor=true

Bikes delivered to Ben Van Nes of Africa Resources Centre by Headteacher Mark Wignall.

Teamwork, bicycles checked and cleaned in Folkestone in preparation for transport to South Sudan.

​CPFC gift, an amazing act of solidarity, from packaging in England to the delivery stage in South Sudan

Wonderful solidarity from CPFC, much appreciated!

Loading the van at CPFC training ground

Packaging in England

 Sorting!

Arrival in South Sudan!

Arrival at Yida campsite 

On the way to Green Kordofan compound

arrival at our compound 

ready for distribution

football brings hope, pass it on!

Coach & team time

 This was less than a four weeks labour of love. well worth it!

Video above shows children learning new skills,  we welcome all to contribute in making their dreams come true, peace, hope and unity.