Telling the ECSA Story

John Akech narrated to the FEED II team his story in Bor, Jonglei State. CARE International South Sudan When it comes to gender equality in communities , many believe that progress is slow and difficult to achieve. However, one man's story from Kolnyang County, Jonglei state, South Sudan , proves that change is possible . Meet John Akech, 25 years old, a farmer and a father of three, who has changed his views on women's leadership through his participation in the Social Analysis and Action (SAA) program under the Fortifying Equality and Economic Diversification II p ro ject CARE International offers through the G lobal A ffairs C anada financial support. SAA is a facilitated process through which individuals and communities explore and challenge the social norms, beliefs, and practices that shape their lives and are at the root of the development problems that CARE seeks to address.   As a member of the Mading Gal F ield F armers B usiness S chool /Beekeeping produce...

Marial and his with the CARE Medical Team 58-year-old Luba Marial was brought to Pariang hospital, in northern South Sudan sweating and with a fever, by family members after suffering years of pain, without apparent diagnosis. Little did he know at the time that he was in a life-or-death situation.   “It started 3 years ago as pain in the kidney.” he says, “I visited the hospital several times, but I didn’t get a cure. I was refereed from Hakima health Centre to Pariang with severe pain, I couldn’t eat nor drink, life was hard for me.”   Upon admission in Pariang referral hospital, Marial was found to have a severe tissue infection with intestinal obstruction that required urgent surgery. Marial’s condition is a rare but severe type of bacterial infection which can destroy the muscles, skin and underlying tissue and is very difficult to treat. It is a highly fatal condition with mortality rates of 30% and above. Most Patients present with septic shock and septicemia...