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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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1621025314139-3VE33SCE3166H3E44L8H/IMG_0626.JPG Home - Improving farming resources In this agriculture-centric community, Building Minds in South Sudan provides resources to improve farming, especially for women. In addition garden plots, simple Irrigation systems, fencing, and seeds have resulted in increased yields and sustainability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1621025342399-OOCVATALQ5LR9L5JO9GD/20181212_130942.jpg Home - Grants for female entrepreneurs The Laima Project provides grants for women entrepreneurs to establish businesses in Mayen-Abun. 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We serve local communities by constructing schools and creating programs that lift up African children and provide incentives for small businesses. https://www.bmiss.org/schedule daily 0.75 2021-04-07 https://www.bmiss.org/donate daily 0.75 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1624989742312-KM7VBPIH6D9IDW67OWAP/DSC00861.JPG Donate - Building Minds in South Sudan proudly has: 124 individual Building Partners ($500 +) 70 organizational Building Partners ($1,000 +) 15 major donors ($10,000+) https://www.bmiss.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1623467967475-LJTO3XM98E0NHURULXP5/sudan-mayen-abun_10732.jpg Contact Us - We want to hear from you! judy@bmiss.org Rochester, NY 14618 (585)442-5111 Facebook https://www.bmiss.org/schools daily 0.75 2026-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/22a3929f-2f88-433f-9507-d900db8886aa/IMG_0635.jpeg Building schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/70a87ca2-767f-43d1-b0ed-70e548776b5a/Bill+_Cook.jpeg Building schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/011a9c84-952b-4635-bdd8-196cf3b49e2a/Laima_King_BeckHS.jpeg Building schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1c833fce-2cf6-4daf-966e-39d53028bae2/Major-Keen.jpeg Building schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1b5985ab-1649-4efc-b514-5180b77f8f80/Ajong.jpeg Building schools - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bmiss.org/entrepreneurship daily 0.75 2025-09-25 https://www.bmiss.org/home-1 daily 0.75 2020-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252223994-JBQZAKD1RF7FDJMOVVJV/image-asset.jpeg Home (Copy) - Support for Communities Education happens within the context of a larger community. Our approach extends beyond the school to help ensure students have the necessary support to do their best learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252207571-LZCNVW6ZFPOBOLJS7EC4/image-asset.jpeg Home (Copy) - Continuing Education for Teachers We create bespoke continuing education programs to address the needs of teachers and their student communities. From training on the latest technology to new pedagogical methods, we help teachers make their classrooms engaging and successful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252192300-EOFOIYL5NBLA7IDHGDZR/image-asset.jpeg Home (Copy) - Materials for Learning Many educational materials in local languages are often out of date. We work with school leaders and publishers to ensure that students have access to current textbooks that are age appropriate and written in their primary language. https://www.bmiss.org/agriculture daily 0.75 2025-09-25 https://www.bmiss.org/our-story daily 0.75 2021-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1616898816307-9QL5OQ7JFADQYZNBL5DF/Mathon%2B%26%2BSebastian2.jpg Our Story - Born in the rural village of Mayen-Abun in Twic State, South Sudan, cousins Sebastian Maroundit and Mathon Noi were less than ten years old when war came to their village and separated them from their families. They escaped to Ethiopia only to experience war again within 4 years. In 1991, they escaped from Ethiopia and spent a year walking across the hot desert to a refugee camp in Kenya. In this camp, both entered first grade at age 14 and completed 8th grade. In 2001, Sebastian and Mathon were selected as two of the 3,800 who would resettle in the United States. Mathon graduated from Niagara University majoring in Accounting and Sebastian received an Associate's Degree in Business from Monroe Community College and studied further at SUNY Brockport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1625015443145-549YNQXNJESX1MS7ZTMK/external-content.duckduckgo.com.jpg Our Story - Make it stand out The Republic of South Sudan gained independence in 2011 after years of civil war, making it the most recently recognized sovereign state. https://www.bmiss.org/our-grants daily 0.75 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1623467133918-F46S18O61W89C8SGFP3G/photo.JPG Our Grants https://www.bmiss.org/videos daily 0.75 2021-04-12 https://www.bmiss.org/news daily 0.75 2022-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/0660d44e-e5bd-4355-82e5-dab6e75be33d/IMG_0025.jpg News - Make it stand out Mathon is shown in the photo talking with Jeffrey Sachs, Director for Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, the keynote speaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/d0b2c9d7-eafd-41dd-ad6f-8338128c2b96/video_link.png News - Make it stand out Charlene Swankie - Nomadland Interview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1623525277389-KO8OUACPZDLIPODF3OH7/image-asset.png News - Make it stand out click the image to link to the article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1623524905318-WIRC6QKVUWUK86CC0KLW/45.JPG News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1623524628008-UXGJD1V0C0A3S0JFXM1K/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-03-09%2Bat%2B11.30.15%2BAM.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bmiss.org/brochure daily 0.75 2021-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1623525804252-G4MA63FGSYEVWT2PPAGG/Brochure%2B2020_Page_2.png Brochure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1623525787337-VD5PE9ISUT0UI59LC8G8/Brochure%2B2020_Page_1.png Brochure - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bmiss.org/newsletter-1 daily 0.75 2025-04-28 https://www.bmiss.org/ambassador-program daily 0.75 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f85deff604cc10d5bef3ec5/1629468735383-YOVUXEL0C64QYLH6JR0C/photo-5.PNG Ambassador Program - What is the Ambassador Program? Our Ambassador Program is the conduit through which Sebastian and Mathon can tell their amazing stories in person: accounts of being wounded by gunfire, walking overland five years, covering thousands of miles, living in refugee camps, and finally resettling in the United States and becoming US citizens. Their presentations include riveting descriptions not only of their harrowing stories, but important details about how Building Minds in South Sudan is changing lives: thousands of excited children attending BMISS-funded schools, new water towers irrigating women-owned gardens, women opening tea shops, restaurants and even breweries. 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