Timpir is a grassroots organisation that works to improve the lives of people in South Sudan through locally-developed and operated community development initiatives.
Timpir was formed in 2005 with a vision to work with the people of South Sudan and the global community to assist in the development of a region devastated by almost 40 years of recurrent civil war from the 1950s to 2005.
Timpir is run by a board of 10 volunteer directors who oversee the design, implementation and running of Timpir’s projects in South Sudan. Working with local community members in South Sudan to identify, plan and implement projects is fundamental to Timpir’s ethos, however Timpir relies on the financial and volunteer support of people around the globe to make these projects possible. The main objective of Timpir is to improve access for the people of South Sudan to basic education and health care through working with local communities.
Timpir would like to congratulate our first student who has been able to go on from one of our primary schools to now graduate with a tertiary qualification. Ater Ater was a student at Waramoth Primary from 2008 until 2012. Late last year he graduated from the Juba School of Nursing and Midwifery. Congratulations on your achievement Ater. We wish you much success in your future career and are sure that you will make a significant difference to the health outcomes wherever you choose to work.
2020 has been a tough year for the students, teachers and communities of Mabok and Waramoth. Yet whatever is thrown at them, they just keep going and learning all they can. Year 8 students from Waramoth and Mabok are currently preparing for their final primary school exams. Check out their 2020 year in this video animoto.com/play/xreyAB5n0K1haqVD3iE75wAnimoto makes video creation easy! Animoto's video maker turns your photos and video clips into professional videos in minutes. Fast and shockingly simple!
A nice tribute to Taras Ochota - a South Australian wine maker, punk and all round lovely human. Thanks for your generosity to Timpir, next level wines 💜 and beautiful restaurant Lost in a Forest. ✨✨✨
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The winemaker Taras Ochota, who died in October, created unique wines that were a touchstone for our Australia critic.
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If you are looking for a gift that gives twice please check out our Timpir Christmas gifts below. Each year the Christmas gifts provide much needed supplies to run the Waramoth and Mabok schools in South Sudan. ![]()
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Stationary for a class of 60 students - $15 ![]()
A new desk - $25![]()
Blackboard - $50![]()
Textbooks - $80 (equips a teacher for their class for an entire year)![]()
Teacher sponsorship (1 month) - $100![]()
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How it works 1. Choose a gift. 2. Send us your personalised message. 3. We'll send you a gift certificate for your loved one.![]()
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Please note, all donations made via GDG are tax deductible.![]()
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Sincerely, the Timpir Team xx
Covid-19 has brought difficult times to villages in South Sudan, just like many places on earth. However, the challenges experienced seem to be unique to different locations. In South Sudan, the peak period of threats from Covid-19 have aligned with periods of famine and flood, meaning that people who were already living on the edge of poverty and suffering even more significantly. For the students and teachers at Timpir’s two schools, face-to-face teaching had to stop back in April. While the teachers made some efforts at remote teaching, by writing out activities on paper particularly for the senior students in years 7 and 8 who will complete their primary school final examinations this year, this was made incredibly difficult by the fact that students do not have their own individual text books. There is certainly no access to zoom and online learning like students in many other parts of the world have been able to access. The Government attempted to making learning possible through radio programs, but again, not all students have access to radio and parents at home are frequently unable to support their children’s learning due to low levels of formal schooling themselves. ![]()
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There was an attempt to re-open the schools for the senior students in June, with measures in place for social distancing and hand-washing as best as possible. However, this was stopped by the local minister of education as the threat of spread of Covid was seen as too severe. ![]()
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The teachers used some of the close down period to undertake maintenance on the school building such as re-thatching the school buildings. However, due to reductions in donations that donors in Australia have been giving to Timpir during this time, and the teachers not teaching full-time at the school, the Timpir board reached the difficult decision of paying the 16 teachers half their usual monthly salary for some of the period of lock down. This was a difficult decision as it coincided with the period of famine (before the new crops are ready and when all the sorghum crops from the previous season have already been eaten). As a result their was insufficient income for the teachers, their families and extended families who they support. There is no government support available to people who are unemployed or lose their jobs in South Sudan and those who are employed are frequently the only supports for many extended family members.![]()
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The schools are preparing to re-open next week after almost 6 months of lock down. The Covid situation has not escalated in South Sudan as some people had feared it would, but the coming months will be an anxious time for those who have very little access to information about the virus and no access to healthcare. The teachers have been busy this week clearing the weeds that have grown in the school compounds, but alongside this, some of them have also been displaced from their homes as a result of unusually high rain fall and resultant flooding. Below is the image of the house of Waramoth Principal Tong Ayei.
Come on team Prospect Kiwanis, just $100 left to raise to get to that fundraising goal. What an incredible job all of the teams have done to raise almost $12,000 for Timpir's schools in South Sudan.
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Team Prutin have got $90 left to raise to hit their fundraising goal for Steps4Schools. Can you help them get there ? 🙏
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Just over 24 hours left of out Step 4 Schools campaign. Every $2000 raised covers the cost of a teacher salary for an entire year!! Thanks so much for your support and to all of our 'steppers' who have dedicated this month to walking for children in South Sudan. There's still time to make a donation, just click on the link below. All donations are tax deductible.![]()
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COVID-19 has been tough for many of us. For students in South Sudan, a country which at the start of the pandemic had more Vice Presidents than it had ventilators, COVID-19 has shut down their schools for the past 2 months. There is no scope for online or remote learning and students don't have individual text books to learn from, so students are conscious of falling behind of where they want to be in their studies, particularly those who are studying towards their Year 8 exams to complete primary school. The Year 8 students were excited to return to school this week, and to maintain social distancing they bring chairs from home. Hand washing is also a challenge, but innovation is something that the young people and their teachers are renowned for!