Miscellaneous – Timpir

Volleyball in Wäramoth School

Melanie Baak — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:58:22 +0000

Volleyball Captain

This wonderful student is the captain of the Wäramoth primary school volleyball team. Volleyball is the main sport that girls play at school, with boys playing soccer. The volleyball captain is requesting that Timpir assist the girls of Wäramoth primary school by providing them with balls and a net. If you would like to donate to assist Timpir purchase some volleyballs, a net and a pump for the girls of Wäramoth, please consider donating at https://globaldevelopmentgroup.org/au/projects/j943n-timpir-quality-school/

Timpir’s 10th Birthday

Natasha Elsley — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 02:16:41 +0000

Timpir celebrated its 10th Birthday in 2015 and we were lucky enough to have Kuol’s parents (residents of Waramoth!) with us for the evening.

Founding board member Kuol Baak and his parents, visiting from South Sudan

Timpir board members

South Sudan child prostitution on the rise

Melanie Baak — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:58:40 +0000

This is exactly why Timpir is working so hard to keep girls at school. Education empowers young women to have more options for a brighter future.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/06/south-sudan-child-prostitution-rise-201462881543120146.html

2014 AGM

Melanie Baak — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:42:04 +0000

The Timpir AGM will be held on Sunday December 21st, 7.30pm at 14 Kintore Ave Prospect. You are warmly invited to join the board members for end of year drinks and nibbles and to hear about Timpir’s achievements over the past 12 months. In addition, if you are interested in becoming a member of the Timpir board (even if you are located interstate) please contact me for more information or to express your interest.

‘Major Humanitarian Crisis’ in South Sudan

Melanie Baak — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:38:11 +0000

One of Timpir’s board members, Tash Elsley’s lecturer is currently volunteering with MSF in South Sudan. The situation in parts of South Sudan is dire. The communities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal which Timpir supports are fortunately currently not being directly impacted on, but our thoughts are with the more than 1.5 million displaced, and all those who are being affected by the current conflict.

https://www.voanews.com/africa/un-humanitarian-chief-warns-major-humanitarian-crisis-south-sudan

Provision of Tricycles

Gai Getano — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:00:53 +0000

Gai was approached by ten community members in Mabok who have mobility disorders which mean that they are unable to walk and are limited to crawling on their hands, knees or bottoms. Timpir has run a targeted fundraising campaign through which we have raised $3500 to purchase hand-pedalled tricycles for these 10 people. A local tricycle maker in Aweil town (who uses one of the chairs himself) has constructed the ten chairs and these were delivered to the recipients shortly after the Timpir board members travelled to South Sudan in February 2012.