Salva Dut biography

                                                     
                                                                  Salva Dut
  http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/salvas-story/       

              
             In 1985, Sudan was wracked by civil war. Salva Dut was one of those boys. As an 11-year old Dinka from Tonj in southwest Sudan, Salva fled first to Ethiopia. Then later, as a teenager, he led 1500 "Lost Boys" hundreds of miles through the Southern Sudan desert to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.              

A Long Walk To Water Book Review

           
               
                         The book A Long Walk To Water is a very good emotional, dramatic book to read. This book show's how 2 different people from the same place but different times both experience hardships. The book will keep you at the edge of your seat wanting to know more. Regardless know matter what this story will be great for you to read. That is why i think you should read the book A Long Walk To Water too!  

Facts about sudan

                             1.) Located in northeast Africa, Sudan is the largest country on the continent. It is about a quarter of the size of the United states (2,505,813 sq km), making it the 10^th largest country in the world according to the World Factbook.

                             2.) Since independence from Britain in 1956, a north-south war has dominated Sudan's history, pitting Arab Muslims in the northern desert against black Christians and animists in the southern wetlands. 

                             3.) Africans, make up 52 percent of Sudanese, and are most numerous in southern and western Sudan. The country is further divided with hundreds of black, Arab, and non-Arab ethnicities, tribes, and languages.

                             4.) Sudan's political history has been unstable. Gen. Muhammad Nimeiri, who seized control in the 1970s, was deposed in 1985. In 1989 another military coup, led by then-Col. 


                            5.) The land of the Sudan has been inhabited by people for thousands of years. The first great empire to emerge was the Kushites. In the 8th century BC, Kush grew in strength and even took control over Egypt.

                           
                             6.)  Government of National Unity - the National Congress Party  and Sudan People's Liberation Movement  formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement ; the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections for the 2008 - 2009 timeframe. 

                             7.) Sudan became an independent country in 1956. A civil war immediately began between the southern areas and the Islamic government. It lasted for 17 years and then started up again in 1983. 
                            8.)   Army coups in 1958 and 1969 plus civil war impeded attempts to build a parliamentary democracy. In 1972, the Addis Ababa Agreement enforced a peace agreement between the government and separatist southern rebels.

                            9.)  In 1996, terrorist threats led President Clinton to withdraw the U.S. ambassador to Sudan. 

                            10.) Since 2003, violence in Darfur -- called ethnic cleansing by some and genocide by others -- has left an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 dead and an estimated 1.2 million to 2 million people displaced. Survivors face severe shortages of food and clean water.









  For more facts go to http://www.sudan.net/facts.php, http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/sudan-facts/, http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country.php?country=Sudan and http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sudan/facts.html

5 PICTURES SUDAN

A Long Walk To Water My 5 Favorite Quotes

                                            My 5 Favorite Quotes


                               1.)  " As Salva watched, one of the men amied his gun at Uncle. Three shots rang out. Then the men ran away."   Chapter 9  pg. 53 : Salva
 
                               2.)  " I am alone now. I am all that is left of my family."      
                                         Chapter 12 pg. 72  : Salva

                              3.)  " Her father 's smile grew broader. Yes, Nya. Girls too, he said. Now, go and fetch water for us. And he retured to his work scything the long grass."   Chapter 17 pg. 103  : Nya

                           
                             4.)  " Day by day, solving one problem at a time, Salva moved toward his goal".
                                        Chapter 17  pg.110    : Salva
             
                             5.)  " I am happy to meet you, Nya, he said. My name is Salva."
                                   Chapter 18    pg. 115

                          A LONG WALK TO WATER BY. LINDA SUE PARK

A Long Walk To Water = Summary

                                                            The summary


Nya goes to the pond to fetch water for her family.
  She walks 8 hours every day. Salva walks away from his from his war-torn village. He's a "lost boy" refugee, destined to cover African on foot, searching for his family and safety. They're 2 differnt stories 1 from 2008 "Nya" and 1 from 1985 "Salva". After getting to safety Salva is at a place called a Ifo camp. Eventually he is adopted and is going to   Rochester ,NY. Meanwhile Nya was eventually going to get water because workers were to making a well to drink from. Then in the end they meet because Salva was the boss of the workers making the well.

A LONG WALK TO WATER BY. LINDA SUE PARK

Water for South Sudan: the mission

Water for South Sudan, Inc., based in Rochester, New York, USA,  is a non profit  corporation founded in 2003. There mission is simple: Water Water for South Sudan delivers direct, transformative and service to more people of South Sudan by giving access to clean, safe water in areas of great need.        For more information go to http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/