Creating Hope by Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders Today
Transforming Lives
Through Education
Dreams can come true! Sebastian Maroundit's and Mathon Noi’s dream of building a primary school for the children in their home village, Mayen Abun, has been realized beyond their wildest dreams.
Thanks to our generous donors and supporters of Building Minds in South Sudan (BMISS), The village now has a primary and high school for boys and girls and a primary as well as a primary and high school just for girls.
Your donation supports the construction of schools, benches for classrooms, solar lamps, roof-top solar panels, and laptop computers. School campuses still need libraries and basketball courts for social engagement and exercise.
Many women have opened their own businesses selling dry goods and operating restaurants, tea shops and breweries. A distribution center, funded by BMISS, stocks supplies for the women entrepreneurs who pay for them with their profits.
Acquiring their own garden plot enables local women to grow crops. These crops produce income that they can use to feed their families, improve their living conditions, and build self-sufficiency.
Communities built around education
The vision of Building Minds in South Sudan is to create a community hub, centered around schools and education. By providing a structure for classrooms and gatherings, we aim to have the children of South Sudan build relationships and foster growth for generations to come.
Grants for female entrepreneurs
The Laima Project provides grants for women entrepreneurs to establish businesses in Mayen-Abun. Women are selected based on their economic need and the submission of a sound business plan.
Improving farming resources
In this agriculture-centric community, Building Minds in South Sudan provides resources to improve farming, especially for women. In addition to gardenplots, simple Irrigation systems, fencing, and seeds have resulted in increased yields and sustainability.
Impact by the numbers
3000+ enrolled students
From primary to high school, students now have ability to attend class in a building. There are no more Under Tree schools in Mayen-Abun. The girls only Majok-Keen school is staffed entirely by females, and Mayen-Abun now has the highest primary attendance in South Sudan.
$9,000+ in grants
Through the Laima Project, fifty-one women in the village of Mayen-Abun have presented a business plan and received a $500 grant to start their own business,
30+ jobs created
Building Minds in South Sudan’s agricultural support provides a plot, water supply, and fencing to the farmers, most of whom are women.
“Growing up in South Sudan, I never imagined that the empty ground on which I played would one day host a school where I would have a job and where my children would gain an education! Thanks to that job, I am able to feed my family and provide my children future opportunities. Thank you, Building Minds in South Sudan, for all you have done for my village and my family. “
— Anthony, school security guard and village resident