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Atar Water Project
The Atar Water Project is in need of clean potable water, People in the village are still struggling everyday with major health problems due to the lack of clean drinking water. We can help these people and providing this basic need to the community
Monybany Minyang Dau was born in South Sudan. He grew up in the small Village of Atar until he was about 9 years old. He then voluntarily enlisted to become a child soilder and fight for the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) Soon afterward, Monybany joined thousands of Sudanese as they journeyed for six weeks on foot to reach a safe haven. They fled to a refugee camp in Ethiopia. This was around the time when a famine devastated Ethiopia adding to the turmoil and destruction already caused by the war. This forced Monybany to leave to find refuge elsewhere.
Now in Canada studying Business, Monybany plans to answer the call for a Better Sudan and help rebuild Sudan. Starting with Atar, he plans to build a well and start the long overdue human effort to help restore dignity, sustainability, and life back into his people.
Phase 1 is to build 10 water wells at $15,000 per well
- $150,000 goal
- $38,483 raised
Matching donations available! Check Update 3 for more info
Learn more about the Atar Water Project at A Better World Canada
The Ladder of My Life
Synopsis: The Ladder of My Life tells the unbelievable true story of Monybany Minyang Dau. Born in the small village of Atar in south Sudan Monybany grew up amidst the horror of a genocidal civil war. He volunteered to fight for the cause of the south when he was only 9 years old, enlisting as a child soldier. After walking for six weeks with thousands of others, he arrived at a ‘safe haven’ refugee camp in Ethiopia, a country suffering from a horrible famine. Eventually, Monybany and numerous other boys who had joined the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army as children were shipped to Cuba to receive an education, so that one day they would return and help rebuild a country that was devastated by war.
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Help bring clean water to the people of Atar, Sudan
Goal: $150,000 for ten wells
Raised: $62,000
