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"We Dare where others fear"

By Benjamin Takpiny
Charity organization Giving Back Foundation – South Sudan on Saturday provided free medical services to orphaned children in the Stone Church Orphanage in Juba.
The Executive Director of Giving Back Foundation, Dr. Martin Makuek Chiman, said the move was an intervention to save the lives of the orphaned children who are facing hardships.
Chiman told The Dawn that they provided a range of services to 170 children which include consultation, mini laboratory services, psychological support and wound care and also treated a case of TB infection.
“Yesterday, in the stone orphanage, there was a case of TB infection. We are working with the management to isolate the child while being put on treatment,” he said.
Chiman said that they would have treated more children if they had enough resources.
He also said that they are planning to reach Juba orphanage next week to treat children, adding that they are aiming to reach about 150 or 170 children at the Juba orphanage.
“We have also planned to extend our outreach to Wau orphanages in January if the funds are available. Our aim in 2025 is to reach more and more children if we get more funds,” said Chiman.

Chiman said that Giving Back Foundation is one of the few organizations which operate at the very center of human lives, adding that their activities touch the soul of a child as they play with children as they provide them medical services.
Chiman said that their biggest challenge is lack of enough funds which hinder their ability to reach out to more vulnerable people across the country.
“For instance, for the past 5 months, I have been campaigning for donations to help us buy medicines but only one person contributed 100,000 SSP. Thanks to her generosity and the rest was covered by me and other volunteer members,” he disclosed.
He called upon South Sudanese to help donate money or whatever they have to save the lives of vulnerable people.
“We are not asking for much money but as small as 5000 or 10,000 SSP would be of great help. As a country, I understand how much we are struggling to survive due to the economic hardship, but think about the child whose parents do not exist. What happens to them when they fall sick? They are hit harder and so we need to bring our hands together to help them survive,” said Chiman.
He revealed that three weeks ago, one of the managers of the orphanage texted him saying they lost two children due to unknown illnesses asking him to bring medicines. The death of the children happened because there are no enough medicines.
Chiman said his organization was established on the basis of compassion, adding it is a non-profit organization.
“We operate at the very center of human lives. Help us fund our activities. For the past two years, we have used our resources, but it has not been enough to reach our targeted goal. Help us reach more children and help us impact these tiny lives. Funding gap is our major issue,” he said.
“I am also sending my message to president Kiir to help support our children. As a father of the nation, I know he loves to see South Sudanese children doing better and having a better future. But right now, things are hard. Children barely feed and cannot have better medications and safe shelter. I am requesting our president to help us fund our activities and able to help all the orphans across the country. These are our children and they are our future. We need to look after them. Kindly your excellency, help us,” said Chiman in his appeal.
Giving Back Foundation was established in 2023, and it provides medical services and psychological support to vulnerable children in the country.