Aling faced the immense challenge of supporting her children alone. With support from Action Against Hunger, she not only saved her daughter from malnutrition but built a thriving farm, empowered other women, and sparked lasting change in her South Sudanese community.
Violence has uprooted thousands of people in the Abyei Region, which lies on the border between Sudan and South Sudan. Many of them, like South Sudanese Adut Monywiir, were forced to flee with what little they could carry.
Onions have endless nutritional benefits --- from antioxidants to anti-inflammatory properties. In some regions around the world, they’re used in traditional medicine. In the United States, they’re delicious on pizza or sandwiches. And in western South Sudan, this unassuming root vegetable has transformed an entire community.
As a young boy, I never dreamed of pursuing a career in medicine. Instead, I imagined a life following in my father’s footsteps as a cattle herder in Mangol Apuk in what is now South Sudan.
A new study from Action Against Hunger shows that a significant percentage of children successfully treated for severe acute malnutrition are vulnerable to relapse.
