If you believe in the power of educating ALL children, please SUPPORT us! Timpir would like to raise $6,000 for 3 teachers’ salaries, to keep our growing schools running in South Sudan.

To keep the schools going we need to be able to pay our teachers for their work. Timpir’s schools are growing and this has put increased pressure on our funding to continue the schools.

Our goal is to raise $6,000 to cover the cost of 3 teacher salaries. Each teacher salary costs $2,000 per year.

You can donate (tax-deductibly*) here:

https://educateachildinsouthsudan.raisely.com/

*Timpir is a partner for Project J943N (South Sudan) with Global Development Group (GDG; ABN 57 102 400 993). GDG is a charitable Non Government Organisation [NGO] carrying out humanitarian projects with approved partners and providing aid to relieve poverty. Gifts over $2 are tax deductible in Australia. All donations are received subject to GDG’s donation and privacy policy (www.gdg.org.au/policy). If excess funds are received they may be applied to other approved project activities.

Timpir was established in 2005 by Mel and Kuol Baak who passionately believe that education is the most important basis for development in the new nation of South Sudan.
Kuol was a former child soldier and refugee from South Sudan who still has strong links to his home region. Mel has a PhD in education which fuels her commitment to improving access to education for all.
Since then Timpir has grown enormously with the support of Australians who believed in us and our vision. We have a dedicated and passionate team both in Australia and on the ground in South Sudan.
Timpir’s main projects focus on supporting two schools in South Sudan. We have over 1300 students enrolled and 16 teachers employed over two schools.

​How Can You Help Us?

1. Donate towards our campaign. This is a simple way to make a real difference.
$160 pays a teacher’s salary for an entire month. But even your spare change will help out.
*Please note that donations are tax deductible*

2. Share our story with your friends and family. Share our story on facebook or email.

3. Hold your own mini-fundraiser or crowdfunding campaign.
In the past some of our Timpir supporters have held fundraising events such as morning teas, dinner parties, classroom fundraisers and personal challenges such as running a marathon. Alternatively, talk to your workplace about them becoming a corporate sponsor.

Please contact us for fundraising kits. One of our inspiring founders can speak about Timpir and our work at your event.

See the video.

If you’re looking for something unusual for that hard to please relative, you’ve found it! All of these gifts will be used to support community-operated schools in regional villages in South Sudan.

GIFTS:
Stationery for a class – $15
School desk – $25
Blackboard – $50
Teaching resources kit – $80
Teacher Wage – $100

Payment Methods:
1. Online – donate here
2. Direct Debit – Timpir Inc, BSB: 105141 Account: 037328240
3. Money order or cheque – Timpir, PO Box 110, Prospect, SA, Australia 5082

*Please provide an address or email address so we can send you your gift certificate.*

Timpir would like to thank you for your support and we wish you a very Merry Christmas!

This has resulted in outstanding performance over the past 2 years, as measured by the South Sudan Primary Certificate Exams. In 2015, our local school, built from local materials, taught by local teachers in Wäramoth produced the number 1 student in the whole of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support, without it we would not have been able to get these fantastic results.

Our hard work, commitment and perseverance has been rewarded with outstanding achievements from our 2015 Year 8 students. Waramoth primary school students have achieved 1st and 6th place in Year 8 exams in the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal (the equivalent of SA)! Our little mud-walled, thatched-roofed school has produced the top student out of 4321 Year 8 students in the State! My heartfelt congratulations to that student and all those who have contributed to his education.

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Thanks for your continued support for Timpir this year, Merry Christmas!

Step 1
Choose a gift or donation

Step 2
Personalise it!
Choose a certificate or printable card.
Choose a picture and write your message.

Step 3
Make payment and notify us – as per attached flyer.
Bank Transfer to Timpir Inc (please put your surname as reference)
BSB: 105141
Account: 037328240
OR
Cheque or money order to:
Timpir, PO Box 110, Prospect, SA, Australia 5082.
OR
You can also donate online at: http://www.givenow.com.au/timpir (please put DESK in optional information)

Step 4
Your gift will be delivered!

Horse and Cart

Thanks to the amazing support of Timpir’s generous donors we were able to raise $3145 for a horse and cart to help the Wäramoth community cart bricks for the school building project. Timpir board member, Garang Kuek, was able to purchase the cart, pictured, during his trip to South Sudan in 2009/2010.

However there was a shortage of horses on the market during his time in Sudan, so one of the community members purchased the horse after Garang’s departure. The horse has been working since that time both carting goods for the school as well as being hired out to community members who want to transport goods to sell at local markets. Through hiring the horse out to community members the horse earns its keep.

Horse and cart in 2012

In February 2012, Timpir board members were able to see both the horse and cart in operation. The horse was in reasonable condition considering the frequent food shortages of the dry season and the tough climate.
The Timpir volunteer group worked with members of the Wäramoth community to load some of the bricks made in 2010 on to the cart for transport to the school.
All of the bricks are now at the school site ready to commence building as soon as funds are available.