SOUTH SUDANESE AVIATION PIONEER

An inspirational journey from young refugee to a notable airline pilot. Aluel Bol Aluenge holds the title of the first South Sudanese woman to have an Airline Transport Pilot License. At nine years old, Aluel and her family fled to Kenya from Sudan in 1989. Around 1991 Aluel and her family settled in Renton, Washington, a few months upon arrival her mother passed. Facing this ordeal was challenging but Aluel managed to stay strong despite all the tragedies in her life. At the age of 16, she won a beauty pageant and became convinced that she would have a career as a model. Aluel left school to persue modeling, after getting turned down many times she was discouraged and decided to go back to school. She studied International Business Management but later switched her major to Aeronautical Science. Aluel sparked her interest in flying shortly after meeting students who were studying to become pilots. In 2006 she earned her commercial pilot's license and graduated from Florida Memorial University. Today at 27, Aluel is employed by Ethiopian Airlines, one of Africa’s leading airlines flying Boeing 737s all over the continent.

Read more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jerrylarge/2012944708_jdl20.html
http://www.sudantribune.com/First-Southern-Sudanese-female,36394 
               

PROVIDING NECESSITIES. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES.

Buey Ray Tut was born in Southern Sudan during the deadly civil war without running water and electricity. Tut and his family escaped the war and fled to neighboring Ethiopia in the early 1990's. At about 10 years old his family moved to Omaha Nebraska to give him and his four siblings a better future. Through  determination and hard work, Tut became the newest member of the Omaha Public Library Board, becoming the first South Sundanese refugee appointed to a city government board at the age of 23. For a boy who never owned a book of his own, it is remarkable that Tut is part of government board overseeing 12 public libraries. He did not stop there, in 2006 Tut co-founded Aqua-Africa with Jacob Khol. Aqua-Africa is an organization that aims to provide safe drinking water to impoverished villages of Southern Sudan. The relief project caught the attention of Omaha's mayer, Jim Suttle. Tut was later honored by the Midlands Business Journal as an outstanding entrepreneur under age of 40, with the Mayor in the audience watching proudly. The Republic of South Sudan is proud to have given birth to a future world leader.

Aqua-Africa: http://www.aqua-africa.org/Home_Page.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aqua-Africa/147457865303487
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20100808/NEWS01/708089915#just-his-latest-chapter

THE ROOTS PROJECT

The Roots Project is a Southern Sudanese non-governmental and non-profit organization that focuses on preserving and promoting traditional arts and crafts while generating income for women. Anyieth D'Awol launched The Roots Project in March 2009 and in September 2010 employed fifty disadvantaged women for making jewelry, pottery, embroidery, leather works, beading, and decorative household items. The Roots Project has a workshop along with a boutique located in Nimra Talata, Juba, South Sudan that provides jobs for young mothers, rural women, elders, disabled women, and women associated with the armed forces. Proceeds  from their sells provide the women with heath education, numeracy, and literacy classes. The Roots Project is doing a great job by uplifting the spirits and giving hopes to many South Sudanese women. If you would like more information
or contact for donation, please follow the links below.

Email: therootsproject.ss@gmail.com 

Phone: 2499.55.23.5806

Read more: http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/build-proud-nation
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/enoughproject/sets/72157625874813692/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Roots-Project/315012887855?sk=info

ONE STEP AT A TIME

Exactly one month ago we celebrated the momentous Independence Day with cheers, laughter, hugs, and tears. After decades of conflicts and turmoil Southern Sudan asserted and gained autonomy! On July 9, 2011 The Republic of South Sudan was born, becoming the 193rd member of the United Nations lead by Salva Kiir Mayardit. Its time to put the past behind us and resolve issues in a peaceful manner. Please keep those who lost their lives close to your hearts, and continue to celebrate with the flag of South Sudan waving high.

Viva South Sudan!