The Visionaries – PBS documentary in Maban, South Sudan
In September, 2021, the team behind the PBS documentary “The Visionaries” visited Maban, South Sudan with the support of The MENTOR Initiative to cover the story of MENTOR’s decade of work in the country, providing host communities and IDPs/refugees with support against the problems of malaria and vector-borne diseases. The Visionaries team spent 3 days […]
Accelerating Access to Water and Sanitation in South Sudan
Most regions of South Sudan are continuously affected by insecurity, flooding and violent conflicts resulting in exacerbated poverty, lack of infrastructure and a significant proportion of the population being continually displaced. This impedes the ability to transport materials and staff required to build Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructures, and to reach the most vulnerable […]
Delivering malaria control activities during extreme flooding – South Sudan
In recent months, South Sudan has experienced its most devastating floods in 60 years, with torrential rains ravaging several parts of the country. More than 1 million people across half of South Sudan have been affected by devastating flooding since July 2020 (1). Entire communities have fled to higher ground to escape the rising waters […]