Meet Daniel Piol, 17 year-old boy whose life has been transformed

By Thiik-awet

AWEIL, SOUTH SUDAN

Meet Daniel Piol, 17 year-old boy whose life has been greatly improved & transformed by GO!’s funding of the nutrition initiative for his school in Adoor:

Daniel Piol of Adoor Christ Mission to the World, a school for vulnerable children in South Sudan becomes another promising brilliant student whose life totally changed after years of hustling and cattle herding and became a regular school and Church attendant. 

PIOL, 17 lost his mother at the age of 8 and was left to hustle with his other siblings in the hands of co-wives whose peaceful coexistence was an issue for years. Piol's father who is a cattleman with approximately 50 heads of cattle had to make Piol becomes a cattle herder and made him an inheritable heir of his wealth (cattle). For nine years, he had been looking after their cattle and was only allowed to go to school when it was not time look after cattle. He could only be at school for two to four months each year before time of cattle herding could come, hence making him more attached to cattle than school. He grew up hopeless and lost vision but rather becomes acquainted to that life with unfavorable conditions. It was not long, before these herds of cattle were lost by the family to marriages and other debts' compensation where he could now focus in going to school as the main target after life became miserable when they couldn't afford daily meals.

With privledges’ at Adoor Village School, he joined, became committed and made use of his opportunity where he was taught the words of God and learn to improve his education. Now at primary seven or seventh grade, he speaks fluent English, writes letters and reads biblical verses on Sundays.

He says his life has greatly improved following his enrollment at GO-funded school where he uses the opportunity of learning freely, eating free food even when food was difficult to get at their homes and advantageously came to know God.

"I'm grateful and thankful  to God for this great opportunity in my life. I have changed a lot can't say enough thank you. I have gained and learned many things at this school." PIOL expresses his feelings when explaining the greatest impact of his life and transformation at Adoor Village School

He is grateful for the opportunity and wishes to wisely use the opportunity to help others when he gets learned. He is looking forward for scholarships opportunity in order to study medicines so that he can use his sought-after medical services in the country as a payback to his Samaritans. 

Like many other beneficiaries, he says the feeding under school meals program has given him a huge life impact and that he is totally different from how he was before joining GO! Sponsored school.

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In the first six months of 2021 we have experienced a dramatic increase in the number of children coming to our partner schools to receive meals. In the first five months of this year we have provided an estimated 261,300 meals impacting 3,162 children. The scale of this initiative has grown by more than 200% when compared to 2020 when we served just an estimated 85,160 meals to 852 vulnerable children.

Education in South Sudan is facing enormous challenges with the lack of qualified teachers, and little funding to effectively operate local schools. Most schools lack basic requirements like classrooms, toilets, food, and clean drinking water.

Plans for 2021 is to provide nutrition to more vulnerable children in the Aweil area. Just in the last 30-days another 549 children have come to receive meals. In cooperation with multiple partners (Kids for the Kingdom & Christ Mission to the World), we have invested in these school sites with additional infrastructure over the last 6-months by investing $109,200 during this time for kitchens, storerooms, and latrines.

Today we serve these precious children with our partner Christ Mission to the World who are the hands and feet on the ground, and through this partnership we will serve an estimated 63,240 meals to 3,162 vulnerable children at three village schools in the Aweil area this month.

You may send support or other correspondence to Global Orphan Relief, 16352 Prairie Farm Cir, Parker, CO 80134 or you may give also give electronically to support the feeding of vulnerable children at 2021 South Sudan Nutrition.   

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