Stand For Education Inc.

We are raising funds to benefit Stand For Education Inc. and help aid those who have been affected by the recent floods in South Sudan, and the war in Sudan. Women and Children's lives are at stake! Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.

Please keep reading to learn more about the situation in need of attention, how you can help, and how we will use the funds. At the bottom of the page you can find more info about our organization so you can learn more.

My name is Mari Malek. I am a former refugee from South Sudan and I am the founder of Stand For Education, Inc. We support children through education and empower women. We are seeking help and support with this URGENT fundraiser because we have a SERIOUS case of emergency ‼️ South Sudan is on the brink of famine and more than 1 million people are now facing severe food insecurity due to the worst floods there since the 1960s, according to the United Nations. Many are children and women are suffering. One in five children here are severely malnourished, with mothers forced to feed them water lilies, which grow in the flood waters, to keep their bellies full.

Also, due to the recent war in Sudan, thousands of Sudanese are fleeing conflict to reach South Sudan daily.

Calls are growing for the international community to act quickly to avert a food crisis in Sudan and neighbouring countries taking in refugees from the conflict. In South Sudan, thousands are arriving every day. This is why we need massive support to mobilize help to the people.

Unfortunately with conflict elsewhere in the world, attention and funding have moved away from South Sudan. This is why the aid is crucial and spreading more awareness about this crisis is important so we can save the lives of children.

How will the funds be used?

We will use funds to bring necessary supplies -- and food -- to support the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by both the conflict Sudan, and the climate crisis in the rural areas in South Sudan. So many people have been cut off by the water, forced to rely on canoes or wade through the high waters in search of food, shelter and medicine. It will be crucial we work with local and grassroots organizations as well as The World Food Program to reach those who are affected the most by the floods. We must race against time to provide food before the rainy season starts, because if we can't preposition the food, then people will be on the brink of starvation.

HERE is how you can help children and families displaced by the floods in South Sudan:

• $7 provides a month of school meals for a child in need, which is sometimes their only reliable meal.

• $25 provides 50 mothers with nutritious meals, supporting multiple generations.

• $50 provides a child with a year of school meals, keeping kids coming back.

• $75 feeds a family of five for one month, providing staples such as rice, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, flour, beans and lentils.

• $1,000 can feed a family of five for one year, creating a lasting impact.

The South Sudanese are no strangers to conflict or displacement. It's the youngest nation in the world -- this region broke away from Sudan in 2011, with the promise of peace after protracted conflict. The people here sacrificed for decades to achieve independence, and thousands of them were displaced in the fighting.

The country, home to one of the world's largest swamp lands, and its people would move with the seasons. During the rainy season from April to October, the swamp would swell, leading to a dry season where communities here would take their livestock to pasture and grow crops.

• More information about Stand For Education Inc.: Stand for Education is a 501 (c)3 for purpose charity organization dedicated to providing access to education for underprivileged children and women. We empower through education and arts. Donations are tax deductible. For more info visit: www.standforeducation.com

Thank you for your support.