https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RjndG0IX8
Monday, April 21, 2014
Check Out This Cool Music Video!
Click on the link to watch a VEVO video on YouTube. The song is called "Do Something" by Matthew West. Listen to the words and think about what Salva did for south Sudan's people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RjndG0IX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RjndG0IX8
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Linda Sue Park's "A Long Walk to Water" Review
Review for "A Long Walk to Water"
Book by: Linda Sue Park
In my opinion, the book "A Long Walk to Water" was amazing and inspiring. The more I read, the more I thought about how easy my life is and that Sudan really needs help. I think Mrs. Park did a great job writing Salva and Nya's point of views. She used detail, effort, and her imagination to write this book after lots of research and interviews. People should read this if they want an adventure. It will most likely make you stop and think about your own life after some events in the book. Maybe you can relate to some of these instances? Some emotions the characters feel? Read the book to find out.
Salva Dut Ariik: Living to Give
Salva Dut Ariik: Living to Give
Salva Dut is the founder of the "Water for South Sudan's" organization. Watch this video and listen to Salva's story and how his organization that is helping and inspiring others. Find out what inspired his success. Salva also speaks about his childhood and move to America. It was tough.
Listen to Salva's story! http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/salvas-story/
| Salva Dut Ariik by his childhood home. Visit www.waterforsouthsudan.org for more information on Salva and his organization. |
Friday, April 11, 2014
Salva and Nya's Quotes from "A Long Walk to Water"
Quotes from "A Long Walk to Water"
Nya and Salva's Point of Views
"Waiting for water. Here, hours at a time. Everyday for 5 months, until the rains came and she and her family could return home."
-Nya, page 26 (chapter 5)
Nya is used to being patient and waiting in the sun, crouched down, all day.
"He felt his heart sink a little, but he clenched his hands into fists and made himself a promise. 'If they are here, I will find them'."
-Salva, page 67 (chapter 11)
Salva would continue to look for his family at the refugee camp. He would take full responsibility and care of himself while he still can.
"'Maybe they will leave us alone now that they have robbed us,' Salva thought. He heard them laughing. As Salva watched, one of the men aimed his gun at Uncle. Three shots rang out. The men ran away."
-Salva, page 63 (chapter 10)
Salva endured the emotional pain one day at a time, independently.
"The clangor of machinery and hammer greeted Nya... but it did not sound like water."
-Nya, page 71 (chapter 12)
Nya continues to return to the pond each day; hoping the hole will be dug soon.
Nya continues to return to the pond each day; hoping the hole will be dug soon.
"One problem at a time. Just figure out this one problem. Day by day, by solving one problem at a time, Salva moved towards his goal."
-Salva, page 110 (chapter 17)
Salva solves water problems for Dinka and Nuer tribes in Sudan. He never gives up and remembers his Uncle's encouraging words all the time.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
"One step at a time. One day at a time."
A Long Walk to Water: A Summary and Main Idea
The book "A Long to Water" by Linda Sue Park is told in different time periods and point of views which eventually merge in 2009.
Nya was a 11 year old girl (in 2008) who had to walk eight hours round trip to a pond twice a day to get water with a small container. That was the only water she and her family could drink and cook with. The water was a dirty brown color and often had mud in it. Nya didn't attend school like boys did. When she wasn't walking for water, she would have time to sit on her porch and eat boiled sorghum meal (like oatmeal) and drink a few sips of milk. Nya walked for water to keep her family alive. Over time, life got a little easier for Nya when a well was being built in her refugee camp during dry season. But by who?
Salva Dut Ariik was 11 years old (in 1985) when he fled into a bush by his school. Another war was raging and it was spreading throughout Salva's village, Loun Ariik. He had to run away from his home, family, and old life. Salva grew up moving around Sudan. Walking for miles everyday. Salva followed tribes when he was young. As a teenager, he lead more than 1,200 "lost boys" to a Kenya refugee camp after his Uncle was shot by desperate men in Ethiopia. When he finally reached the Kakuma refugee camp, it was dreadful. Wind and desert is all he could see for miles. He was eventually relocated to the Ifo refugee camp, which is not much better than Kakuma. Although, the people were nice. An Italian aid worker named Michael taught Salva how to read, write, and play volleyball. After years of living in the refugee camp, Salva was chosen (because he was healthy and an orphan) to live in Rochester, New York. Six years after he started a new life in America, Salva found out (by email from his cousin) that his father was in a Zimbabwe refugee camp and had stomach surgery because of the mucky water he was drinking. Salva was overjoyed to see his father after making long flights and plans for weeks. His mother, sisters, and brother survived the war. Salva's oldest brother, Ariik, and youngest, Kuol had died. After the long visit with his father, Salva came up with the idea to start a water for Sudan project. It took years, but Salva finally founded the non-profit "Water for South Sudan" organization to drill wells all around south Sudan, starting in his village, Loun Ariik. He spoke publicly about the cause and received donations, prayers, and people's time. It took alot of hard work but Salva made his sudden dream a success.
Salva and Nya met when Salva was drilling a well in Nya's refugee camp. In the end, when the well was beginning to finish, a school was built and Nya could attend! No one would have to walk for water anymore. Sure, both Nya and Salva remember their past life, but started a new one for the best!
The main idea of this book is to keep moving forward when the going gets tough. Salva endured physical and emotional pain when he walked from each refugee camp, thinking of his "what he thought to be lost" family. Nya walked and waited for water each day, while she watched the well and school being built. She built up anticipation and hope for these new, great things being added to her life. If you keep moving forward and look towards the future instead of being stuck in the past, you'll accomplish things you never knew you were capable of like going to school or drilling wells for tribes in south Sudan!
Nya was a 11 year old girl (in 2008) who had to walk eight hours round trip to a pond twice a day to get water with a small container. That was the only water she and her family could drink and cook with. The water was a dirty brown color and often had mud in it. Nya didn't attend school like boys did. When she wasn't walking for water, she would have time to sit on her porch and eat boiled sorghum meal (like oatmeal) and drink a few sips of milk. Nya walked for water to keep her family alive. Over time, life got a little easier for Nya when a well was being built in her refugee camp during dry season. But by who?
Salva Dut Ariik was 11 years old (in 1985) when he fled into a bush by his school. Another war was raging and it was spreading throughout Salva's village, Loun Ariik. He had to run away from his home, family, and old life. Salva grew up moving around Sudan. Walking for miles everyday. Salva followed tribes when he was young. As a teenager, he lead more than 1,200 "lost boys" to a Kenya refugee camp after his Uncle was shot by desperate men in Ethiopia. When he finally reached the Kakuma refugee camp, it was dreadful. Wind and desert is all he could see for miles. He was eventually relocated to the Ifo refugee camp, which is not much better than Kakuma. Although, the people were nice. An Italian aid worker named Michael taught Salva how to read, write, and play volleyball. After years of living in the refugee camp, Salva was chosen (because he was healthy and an orphan) to live in Rochester, New York. Six years after he started a new life in America, Salva found out (by email from his cousin) that his father was in a Zimbabwe refugee camp and had stomach surgery because of the mucky water he was drinking. Salva was overjoyed to see his father after making long flights and plans for weeks. His mother, sisters, and brother survived the war. Salva's oldest brother, Ariik, and youngest, Kuol had died. After the long visit with his father, Salva came up with the idea to start a water for Sudan project. It took years, but Salva finally founded the non-profit "Water for South Sudan" organization to drill wells all around south Sudan, starting in his village, Loun Ariik. He spoke publicly about the cause and received donations, prayers, and people's time. It took alot of hard work but Salva made his sudden dream a success.
Salva and Nya met when Salva was drilling a well in Nya's refugee camp. In the end, when the well was beginning to finish, a school was built and Nya could attend! No one would have to walk for water anymore. Sure, both Nya and Salva remember their past life, but started a new one for the best!
The main idea of this book is to keep moving forward when the going gets tough. Salva endured physical and emotional pain when he walked from each refugee camp, thinking of his "what he thought to be lost" family. Nya walked and waited for water each day, while she watched the well and school being built. She built up anticipation and hope for these new, great things being added to her life. If you keep moving forward and look towards the future instead of being stuck in the past, you'll accomplish things you never knew you were capable of like going to school or drilling wells for tribes in south Sudan!
| Lives are being changed because of the wells. |
"Give a Little Dough for H20!"
"Water for South Sudan" is an non-profit organization created by Salva Dut Ariik, a former "lost boy" of southern Sudan. Back in Sudan, most people didn't have a reliable and close water source. All of their water was full of mud and dirt and millions would have to walk 8 hours just to get some for cooking and drinking. The water, for some, often caused sickness, stomach pains, and/or even death. Now, Dinka and Nuer tribes have wells around every village. Salva and his crew traveled back to Sudan just to give people what they need; water. Visit the website http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org to learn more about Salva, the organization, and how many lives are being changed forever!
(Blog title "Give a Little Dough for H20" was found on a Google images picture)
(Blog title "Give a Little Dough for H20" was found on a Google images picture)
| Water for South Sudan's logo. |
10 Facts About Darfur and Sudan
Many things were and are still going on in Darfur, Sudan. Most of the events include violence and lack of food and water due to war.
1. Millions of girls and women walk 8 hours round trip, twice a day for a container of water from a far away pond.
2. The girls and women who walk each day only have time to eat lunch and drink before they start their second round trip back to the pond.
3. 2.5 million live Darfur refugee camps for protection from war violence.
4. It is risky to send medical helpers to Sudan. They may not have enough materials and/or medicine to cure the sick and dying.
5. Since 2009, three hundred thousand people have died from a war back in 2004.
6. Sudan is an impoverish country. Little food and water is available.
7. Bombing has occurred in hospitals and schools around all of Sudan.
8. Because of the terrorizing Janjaweed tribe, 2 million have been moved from their homes.
9. The second civil war in Sudan was over 50 years long.
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| Map of Sudan and Darfur with surrounding areas. |
- www.factmonster.com
- www.history.com
- www.darfurdreamteam.com
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