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South Sudan: Countdown to independence [video]

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You can almost feel the excitement in Juba from half a world way here in our office in the United States.  As I talk to our staff from South Sudan’s capital city nearly every day, I hear it in their voice and the stories they tell me.  The city is on edge, eager for tomorrow’s independence ceremony, colorful banners hang in the streets and people wear t-shirts emblazoned with the new country’s flag. As the world watches and waits, I’ll be watching and waiting too, praying for a safe transition and peace for the children of South Sudan. South Sudan will become the world’s newest country tomorrow, July 9. As the South Sudanese prepare for their grand celebration, children are...
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A new hope through independence

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Southern Sudan preliminary results announcement celebration in Juba, South Sudan on January 30, 2011. ©2011 Abraham Nhial/World Vision
It’s a long journey from the backyard barbecues and fireworks of our own Fourth of July festivities to the Republic of South Sudan, a new country that will be born in just days from today on July 9. I’m willing to bet, though, that our traditional summer celebration will seem downright routine compared to the life-changing nature of South Sudan’s first birthday. At first glance, it may seem as though future citizens of South Sudan don’t have much to be grateful for or much to celebrate. They will be receiving the poorest corner of one of the poorest countries on earth — a place beset by hunger, disease, and war. According to a 2007 government study (pdf), mothers in Southern...
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12 challenges for your summer bucket list

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Children in Laos. ©2010 Nila Douanesouvanh/World Vision
When I was in college, I spent my summers visiting family and friends, journeying on cross-country road trips, catching up on extracurricular reading, or traveling internationally (if I could afford it). I always started off my summer vacation with a desire to make my summer really count — to do something purposeful and intentional to help other people. But after a few weeks in the sun, I often resorted to all my summer norms. College students aren’t getting away with that mentality so easily anymore — not with resources like our World Vision ACT:S Summer Adventure Bucket List. It’s 12 challenges meant to get you out of the house and experience the world around you....
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Here’s to the first 100 — and to the next

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100 posts later... | World Vision Blog
I’m the type of person who likes to celebrate everything — not just birthdays and major holidays. Other causes for celebration may include a work achievement (like a promotion or completing a project), a randomly special day of the week, or monthly anniversaries of a first date or first time trying a new food. You could say that I’m a believer that any reason to celebrate is a good reason to celebrate. And I’ve got a good reason to celebrate today: This marks the 100th post on the World Vision Blog! That’s 100 articles written by 44 different authors from all walks of life and faith — from Washington state to Washington, D.C., to Zambia to Japan. Our posts have...
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News that matters: HIV and AIDS, South Sudan, and maternal health

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It’s been awhile since I’ve updated our periodic series, “News that matters,” but I’m heading out on maternity leave here in a few weeks and wanted to post about news coverage on some of today’s most relevant humanitarian issues. In this post: HIV and AIDS, South Sudan, and child and maternal health. I hope the coverage below can offer some insight into these issues and provide some good food for thought. Back in October! Amy HIV and AIDS On June 5, 1981, doctors reported the first cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Over the past 30 years, HIV and AIDS have changed the way that many people — both in the...
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