Our Work In

South Sudan

Why

South Sudan

South Sudan is one of the world's youngest countries yet its short history has been a traumatic one. FARM STEW was invited to South Sudan by local church leaders who learned of the recipe of abundant life. One of them declared that this recipe could be a solution to the problems faced by Africans in general. After prayerful consideration, and the generosity of many, we launched a team in the beloved republic of South Sudan in January 2019.

The Challenges

South Sudanese face many challenges: 

  • Almost 59 percent of the population is experiencing severe food insecurity.
  • 84%of the women are illiterate and
  • more than one million children acutely malnourished.

Despite a recent peace agreement, years of conflict have devastated South Sudan’s economy. High inflation has made many basic food stuffs too expensive for many families, exacerbating malnutrition levels among children.

What We're Doing

The FARM STEW recipe offers hope by:

  •  Investing in a team of local people
  • Equipping families with tools and seeds for sustainable gardens
  • Teaching how to obtain a locally available healthy diet
  • Providing Uganda's best non-GMO seed for kitchen gardens
  • Encouraging locals to follow basic sanitary practices and developing enterprises 
  • Supplying sanitary pads for girls, preventing dropouts and shame
Our Projects

In 

South Sudan

The following projects are how we teach our eight ingredients to locals. Learn more about how you can get involved.

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Family Gardens
To enable rural families to be self-sustaining and provide an opportunity for business, we supply the initial seeds and tools needed to begin a garden. They do the rest with the help of our FARM STEW trainers!
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Training
Our FARM STEW trainers emphasize the principles of each of our eight ingredients in the classes we teach. Hands-on practical activities make the lessons come alive and help participants thrive!

What We're Doing

Teaching Best Health Practices & Biblical Values

We use our eight ingredients to help impact the lives of rural farm families in Uganda, with hands-on training in their villages

F
Farming
Faithfulness to principles revealed in God’s word & observed in nature
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Attitude
Choice to live God's way, to be disciplined and to have a positive outlook
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Rest
Nightly and weekly for our bodies and also allowing the soil to rest
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M
Meals
Plant-based, whole foods diet using mostly what the family can  grow themselves
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S
Sanitation
In our bodies, with a focus on women, with our food and around our homes
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T
Temperance
Moderation in good things, abstaining from things that are harmful
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Enterprise
Providing opportunity, addressing gender, to pursue sustainability
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W
Water
Fresh, detoxifying & in abundance for grains, legumes, & for our bodies
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South Sudan

The Team

These are the people bringing the FARM STEW message to this area.

Abiyo Emmanuel Bruno
Trainer
Achona Philip Okech
Trainer
Aketo Hellen
Trainer
Akop Okia Aldony
Field Coordinator
Bero Ben
Horticulturist
David
Field Trainer
Doreen
Training Coordinator
IAndruga John Mogga
Field Coordinator
Lasu Charles Denese
Executive Director
Okeny Jino Charles Pangario
Trainer
Unzia Scovia Lagu
Field Trainer
Abiyo Emmanuel Bruno, a young man with a passion for FARM STEW work with a General Certificate in agriculture. Abiyo Had one year of experience as a manager at Homa Farm, currently working with FARM STEW as a trainer and vet practitioner in Magali.
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Abiyo Emmanuel Bruno
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Abiyo Emmanuel Bruno
Trainer
Achona Philip Okech FARM STEW Trainer, a graduate of University of Bahr-El-Ghazal with Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. He has one years’ experience as agriculture extension officer, one year as trainer with FRC organization and served as head teacher in Paluonanyi basic school. Achona also worked with SMECO organization in south Sudan as a trainer and currently serving in FARM STEW as a trainer with love to offer abundant life to the south Sudanese community.
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Achona Philip Okech
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Achona Philip Okech
Trainer
Aketo Hellen, a secondary certificate holder in East Africa with a six month nutrition certificate, in South Sudan she has a three month certificate in agriculture based in Magwi. a farm, market with two children, I worked for SNV for five good years as an extension worker. Currently Aketo has joined FARM STEW as a trainer and presents abundant life in the community and make them to know the 8 principles for FARM STEW.
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Aketo Hellen
Trainer
Akop Okia is a graduate from Juba University with Bachelor Degree in Education and became a professional teacher (uztas). He has two years’ experience as director of studies in Fr. Leopoldo Senior Secondary school and seven years’ experience as South Sudan Red Cross volunteer’s team leader -Magwi base unit from 2009-2016. Akop currently serves as South Sudan red cross volunteers’ advisor -Magwi base unit and ordained elder at SDA church FATA ENA branch and FARM STEW Magwi field coordinator. He is inspired by FARM STEW’s Jesus’ desire in John 10:10 and farm stew mission to promote the health and wellbeing of poor families and vulnerable poor throughout the world.
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Akop Okia Aldony
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Akop Okia Aldony
Field Coordinator
Bero Ben, horticulturist with passion for a variety of trees. High school leaver with passion for FARM STEW recipe for an abundant life. Very strong zeal for his community's transformation. He worked with FARM STEW Uganda in the Bidibidi camp before coming to South Sudan. Bero Currently works with FARM STEW as a volunteer horticulturist managing tree growing in Mugali.
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Bero Ben
Horticulturist
David is a dad who likes to surprise his kids with special gifts. He says he is the father of three, although one is still in the womb! He's also a farmer who donated one of his four acres to the church so they would have a place to build. He's still happy about that decision years later. He's excited to share what he knows with others, hoping to increase the yields of other farmers around him through FARM STEW. He values his work because he knows hardship, having been a refugee at age 12. He sees hope growing in South Sudan along with the other crops FARM STEW is cultivating.
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David
Field Trainer
Doreen loves her people and the work of reaching them with skills of FARM STEW. She's a skilled teacher of nutrition, agriculture, and health. She's served as a women's ministries coordinator and a family life coordinator! She's also a mother and loves her girls!
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Doreen
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Doreen
Training Coordinator
IAndruga John Mogga, married with two children. A holder of a bachelor's degree in Sports Science and management at Ndejje University. A secondary school teacher for Biology and Sports Science for 12 years and had many managerial posts in sports. IAndruga is a church elder at Nimule SDA Central Church. I work for FARM STEW as a field coordinator in Mugali. I am happy to be in the FARM STEW family because of FARM STEW education is for eternity. I'm here to contribute to FARM STEW with my skills and expertise.
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IAndruga John Mogga
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IAndruga John Mogga
Field Coordinator
Executive Director
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Lasu Charles Denese
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Lasu Charles Denese
Executive Director
Okeny Jino Charles Pangario, passionate FARM STEW trainer. Okeny holds a Diploma in education from East Africa. He has 10 years’ experience as a teacher and he worked with S.N.V International as agricultural extension officer for 5 years and later joined Health Link International as community mobilizer and nutrition officer. He currently is serving with FARM STEW South Sudan as a trainer.
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Okeny Jino Charles Pangario
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Okeny Jino Charles Pangario
Trainer
Unzia Scovia Lagu, holds a bachelor's degree in sustainable agriculture and extension from Ndejje University. I worked as a teacher for three years. Currently working for FARM STEW South Sudan as a field trainer based in Mugali.
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Unzia Scovia Lagu
Field Trainer
FARMING
ATTITUDE
REST
MEALS
SANITATION
TEMPERANCE
ENTERPRISE
WATER