Project #:

SD-13

Date Submitted:

May 30, 2006

Reviewer:

NMF

Name of Project

Need for Medicine

Location of Project

Jonglei Province, Diocese of Bor

Bishop and Diocese where project located:

Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Garang Anyieth

Contact:

Rev. Jerry Drino

Contact email:

jdrino@sbcglobal.net

Contact person’s address:

Rev. Jerry Drino, 14801 Whipple Ct., San Jose, CA 95127

Tel: 408-251-8696

Who will do the work of the project?

Dr. Isaias Chol Arui, Commissioner for Health in Jonglei Province

Grant request amount:

$10,000   ($7000 for medicines, $3000 for transport)

Fund transfer information             

 x  included in proposal

__ not included in proposal

Accountability:  How will receipt of the funds be acknowledged and how will progress be reported?

Not included in proposal

Project Summary:

A quote from Canon Mark Atem Thuc, Administrator for Kongor-Panyagoor region of the Diocese of Bor…..

“The rainy season has begun and the problem with malaria is critical especially among children who are becoming sick and dying.  The whole region with 160,000 people is without medicine.  USAID and the World Health Organization have informed us that no medicine will be available for some time because of lack of donations to their organizations.”

The situation is critical, especially where children under the age of 16 make up over three fourths of the population.  The presence of mosquitoes, the outbreak of cholera together with multiple intestinal diseases to unclean water has for thousands of children who are suffering from malaria, diarrhea and dehydration.    SORD (Sudan Organization for Rehabilitation and Development of the Episcopal Dioceses of Bor) established 5 Health Centers in Twic County through grants from USAID in 2005.  There are approximately 160,000 people served in Twic County with more returning weekly through the repatriation program.