Food to Hope
Food Provides Hope | Adoor, South Sudan
by GO! Team
In the heart of East Africa, amidst the dry and often desolate landscape of South Sudan, lies the village of Adoor—a place marked by resilience, hardship, and an enduring will to survive. Since 2016, we have been honored to stand alongside the Christ Mission to the World (CMW) team of this region, providing life-saving food aid to orphaned and vulnerable children who live in near-famine conditions.
Every day, 603 orphan children in Adoor receive a nutritious meal through our food program. At the same time, our faithful partners at Kids for the Kingdom provide daily meals to 546 additional vulnerable children in the same community. Together, we are reaching a total of 1,149 children with food they can count on—right at their local school.
South Sudan remains one of the most difficult places in the world for a child to grow up. Ongoing economic hardship, a changing and unforgiving climate, and the ever-present threat of sporadic military conflict have created an environment where hunger is a daily reality and survival is never guaranteed. For these children, school is not only a place for learning, but a refuge—a place where they know they will receive at least one meal that day.
Since beginning this mission in Adoor, we have served an estimated 2.5 million meals—each one a lifeline, a message of hope, and a reminder that these children are not forgotten.
This work is only possible through the faithful support of our partners and friends around the world. Thank you for standing with us and the children of South Sudan. With your continued support, we can keep these children nourished, in school, and filled with the hope of a better tomorrow.
Scenes recently provided from Adoor, South Sudan.
Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. Isa 58.10
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In South Sudan, the drivers of food insecurity are prolonged dry spells, closure of trade routes between Sudan and South Sudan that have affected market functionality and led to high food prices, low household income and purchasing power, and the influx of returnees and refugees from Sudan.
The deterioration is mainly driven by the ongoing depletion of harvested stocks, reduced access to milk as livestock migrate in search of water and pasture, gradual increase of food prices, continued closure of trade routes between Sudan and South Sudan that will result in high food prices, reduced income at household level, and the influx of returnees and refugees from Sudan.
The risk factors to monitor during the project periods include the influx of returnees and refugees from Sudan, impacts of the conflict in Sudan on the state’s markets, high food prices, seasonal deterioration of road networks during the rainy season and associated impacts on market functionality, rainfall performance, cattle-related conflicts and insecurity, and election related insecurity fears.
Northern Bahr El Ghazal State has five counties with an estimated total population of 1.9 million. An estimated 255,129 cases with acute malnutrition need nutrition services in the State. Over one million children in South Sudan are likely to face extreme levels of malnutrition in the first half of 2024, cautions the World Food Programme (WFP).
Global Orphan Relief (GO!) in partnership with Christ Mission to the World (CMW) establishes feeding centres at village schools to provide meals to orphan children which has inspired many orphan children to attend school.
Children at Luethwek, South Sudan, receiving meals.
We have served in South Sudan since 2016 and have provided an estimated 2.5 million meals, impacting more than 3,200 children in South Sudan. The scale of this initiative has grown by over 7 times since our launch in 2016, and this growth is driven by the near-famine conditions, the influx of refugees from Sudan, and other socio-economic challenges in this country.
In cooperation with partners, Kids for the Kingdom, Christ Mission to the World, and 200 Orphanages, there has been $183,000 invested in four school sites since October 2020. This investment provides for clean water, kitchens, storerooms, and latrines, all of which allow for cost-effective distribution of food aid in these communities.
Global Orphan Relief (GO) has been serving orphaned children since 2005. We have accomplished this work through local in-country partners that provide oversight and distribution of care.
In 2025, we are working to stabilize our funding for this project and will begin planning for further capital improvements for the locations where we currently provide food aid.
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 at Nutrition Initiative or you may give on this website at the upper righthand corner under ‘Donate’ and choosing Nutrition under the Fund designation.
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