It was created as a tool of promoting peace and alleviating the living standards of the people of south Sudan who gained their independence from the former Sudan marking the end of decades of suffering and oppression. At the core of its establishment, SudanmarK aimed at improving the lives of rural societies particularly by providing access to clean water and healthcare. Lack of clean water was a major problem in most the rural areas in south Sudan whereby people had to walk for over 20km to fetch water. In addition, most of the water sources were not clean therefore creating a major health risk to the people. Furthermore, due to lack of sufficient water sources, majority of rural people had to cross over to other villages to access water therefore leading to emergence of conflicts as they fought for the scarce yet formidable resource. As survivors of war from their early childhood, SudanmarK`s chief founder`s Reath Kawang Nyak and Gatkouth Gony Pur has held different meetings and campaigns in Denmark and abroad explaining to people and well wishers how complex life in south Sudan can be especially when people do not have access to fundamental resources such as water which only intensifies mobility of people thus leading to occurrence of conflict among different communities. For SudanmarK therefore, providing clean water in the rural areas was the best solution towards promoting peace in the rural areas and most importantly an effective way of reducing health risks emerging from unclean water. Since we started, we have managed to provide easy access to safe drinking water for the people of Yei and Mundari Equatoria region in South Sudan. The project involved drilling boreholes as a way of increasing sustainable water access points. We also provided water filters to the people who lived away from the boreholes in order to ensure that they purify their water before use. The success of this project was achieved through our main partners in Denmark, International Aid Services and Kristus Kirke in Vejen (Aarhus) together with our local partners in south Sudan. We still have hope for peace and better lives for the people of south Sudan and we believe that as our organization continues to grow we will manage to reach and develop most parts of South Sudan.
