See the ingenious toys made by refugee children

REACH’s Gap Analysis factsheet for Bidi Bidi settlement featured in the See the ingenious toys made by refugee children piece by National Geographic

These kids would have been the first generation to grow up in an independent South Sudan, if war hadn’t so quickly dispelled them. Today, more than 1 million children have fled the country, building new lives in refugee camps scattered in Uganda and other neighbors of South Sudan. Even in the most remote places, kids learn how to entertain themselves and for the nearly 200,000 children living in Bidibidi the malleable red dirt provides something to play with.

December 14, 2018

 

 

Impact in the news

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

REACH’s Emergency Situation Overview in South Sudan was cited in The New Humanitarian article on Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees. An estimated 20% to 30% of those...

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

REACH’s Novokakhovka emergency dam breach brief, was cited a REUTERS article”Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse” 8 June, 2023

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

REACH’s Cold Spot Risk Assessment data and analysis was cited in The Guardian article on winter in Ukraine. Areas in Dnipro, Donetsk and Kharkiv are particularly vulnerable, according to research...

See the ingenious toys made by refugee children

REACH’s Gap Analysis factsheet for Bidi Bidi settlement featured in the See the ingenious toys made by refugee children piece by National Geographic

These kids would have been the first generation to grow up in an independent South Sudan, if war hadn’t so quickly dispelled them. Today, more than 1 million children have fled the country, building new lives in refugee camps scattered in Uganda and other neighbors of South Sudan. Even in the most remote places, kids learn how to entertain themselves and for the nearly 200,000 children living in Bidibidi the malleable red dirt provides something to play with.

December 14, 2018

 

 

Impact in the news

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees

REACH’s Emergency Situation Overview in South Sudan was cited in The New Humanitarian article on Urgent help needed for stranded South Sudanese returnees. An estimated 20% to 30% of those...

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

REACH’s Novokakhovka emergency dam breach brief, was cited a REUTERS article”Mapping the damage from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse” 8 June, 2023

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

Ukrainians endure grim winter as Russia destroys infrastructure – in maps

REACH’s Cold Spot Risk Assessment data and analysis was cited in The Guardian article on winter in Ukraine. Areas in Dnipro, Donetsk and Kharkiv are particularly vulnerable, according to research...