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 the generous donors and supporters of Building Minds in South Sudan (BMISS), there is now a primary school for boys and girls, a primary school for girls, and a high school.
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.
Donating to a garden helps local women to acquire their own plots of land 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 Microfinance Program provides microfinancing 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
As a historically agriculture-centric community, it made sense to focus educational programs that support this core of the community. Through education and added resources like irrigation and fencing, Building Minds in South Sudan is striving to increase yields and sustainability.
Impact by the numbers
1800+ enrolled students
From primary to high school, students now have the ability to go to class. 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 Microfinance program, women in the village of Mayen-Abun can present a business plan and receive a $500 grant to start their business. Coupled with training and support, so far over two dozen women have began their own venture.
30+ jobs created
The agricultural support arm of Building Minds in South Sudan has been able to provide a well, fenced farmland, and agriculture classes to enable the prosperity of the farming community.
“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