Yes we can!
We provide a safe space for vulnerable children by bringing them together across tribes and communities, assisting children to network, socialize, and freely share their problems, keeping children connected to their culture and heritage, and assisting them in maintaining their identity. We also give children the opportunity to participate in advocacy for their rights and for peace, as well as to cultivate and develop their talents, raise awareness, and heal from trauma. Our areas of involvement with children are as follows. 1. Music, dance and drama 2. Epressive Art and Drawing 3. Comedy 4. Bible study 5. Storytelling 6. Sports 7. Life skills training 8. Public Speaking 9. Sex education 10. Counselling, healing and guidance We have 4 social centers for children with disability where the children play and learn, giving their parents the opportunity to engage in income generating activities Hence, safe space for the vulnerable children is our area of priority to develop them holistically for a better prospect for adult life
Learn MoreWe are working towards building peace at the grass root level between the local communities starting from households level to the community, the region, the country and the world at large. The first step to peace is through providing mental health and psychosocial support and hence this is integrated into all our peace building approach
Learn MoreWe train single mothers in Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Digital Financial Literacy and give them startup capital to start small scale businesses. We connect small scale businessmen to Financial service Providers to access loan and other banking services We provide Agro-forestry seeds for farmers to enhance farming and livelihood
Learn MoreWe provide access to clean energy to vulnerable community by providing solar lamp and solar systems, construct energy saving stoves such as Lorena stoves at home level, provide tree seedlings for community to plant at household level, Maintain existing woodlots, provide agroforestry seeds for the farmers to enhance farming and livelihood.
I CAN South Sudan provide retention activities to school to enable a conducive environment for all pupils and reduce on school drop out. We provide teachers training on how to create conducive environment for children with disability. We have Gender Equality Education Program in schools to ensure that both boys and girls are valued and supported to achieve their educational goal. We provide ICT training for the teachers
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Children's Music Network is a 501(c)(3) made up of musicians, teachers, librarians, therapists, parents and children who celebrate community and the positive power of music in the lives of children is organizing a Benefit Concert featuring Latin Grammy award winning artist Mister G to support our charity and hence we all calling on all well wishers to join this effort in raising funds to support the unaccompanied South Sudan Children under our program. Read more about the fundraising concert below Latin GRAMMY® award-winning artist MISTER G donates a concert for the benefit of young refugees in Uganda! Concert: 6:30 to 7:30 PM Ben Gundersheimer (MISTER G) is a Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, author, activist, and educator. Hailed as “a bilingual rock star” by the Washington Post, he tours internationally playing everywhere from Lollapalooza and Lincoln Center to climate change rallies on Capitol Hill. His spirited bilingual performances aim to help children see each other across borders and foster cross-cultural connections. MISTER G is donating this program for the benefit of child refugees who fled the wars in South Sudan and arrived unaccompanied at Camp Bidibidi, Uganda, the second largest refugee camp in the world. Stephen Wandu Bimo, Executive Director of I Can South Sudan, uses music and art at the camp to help children from different tribes learn to work together in peace and heal the wounds caused by their traumatic journeys. Song Swap 7:45 to 9 PM Following MISTER G's fabulous concert all are invited to a traditional Children's Music Network Song Swap. CMN members, their guests, and any audience members who wish to stay will be invited to take the mic and share a song about saving the environment, sharing resources, and immigration. Children's Music Network The Children's Music Network is a 501(c)(3) made up of musicians, teachers, librarians, therapists, parents and children who celebrate community and the positive power of music in the lives of children. Can't make the concert? Please consider clicking CMM Donation and making your tax deductible donation directly to The Children's Music Network. CMN will forward the donation to I Can South Sudan. Please type "I Can South Sudan" by "other." THANK YOU! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-concert-with-latin-grammy-winner-mister-g-tickets-61753190455 click the link for full information #childrensmusic.org #MISTERG!
REFUGEE WOMEN LEADERS HAIL OPM, UNHCR FOR ENHANCING THEIR GOVERNANCE CAPACITY
Read MoreThe Lyrics of Yes we can a song by refugee children from Bidibidi Refugee Settlement featuring West Nile famous artist JM Kennedy
Read MoreSouth Sudanese have undergone decades of wars. Wars have been the only inheritance from generations to Generations beginning with Anya Nya war from 1964 to 1972, the SPLM war against Khartoum from 1983 to 2005, the War between SPLM and SPLM IO plus various other groups from 2013 to 2018. All these wars have caused total destruction of human life, infrastructures, wildlife and the future of South Sudanese generation. We, the Children of this generation refuse for our children to inherit same war and hence, we call for total Peace, Unity and Prosperity in South Sudan
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