Project Location

Aroyo village is located in the Eastern bank of Chel River of Aweil Center County of Northern Bahar Gazhal State of South Sudan. The population of Aroyo is about 17,300. The Aroyo people composed of two tribes, the Luo and Dinka Malual. Over 95% of the population lives under poverty line of less than 1 dollar per day per person. The people depend on agriculture and livestock as source of livelihood and with effect of climatic change, both livestock and agriculture productions have diminished to the lowest level. This situation increased vulnerability and a need for humanitarian assistance. As a result, many children have had only one meal per day, a situation that affected education. Only 1081 (25%) of 4,325 primary school age children of Aroyo are accessing education and parents have often stated that their children do not enroll to school due to hunger, illness and lack of cash. The other problems affecting education in Aroyo include the lack of awareness on the importance of education. Finally, the lack of Christian moral education and child labor employment are also a contributing factor.

In 2013, HVO through Nehemias funds and supports; established nursey and primary school, and planted a church in Aroyo. The community welcomed the mission and provided land of 600x1200 meters for constru ction of a church and a school.

Project Assets

Aroyo school runs with pupils from Nursery to Primary eight (8); there was secondary classes, unfortunately it had been put on hold due to lack of teachers for secondary classes, and also their classrooms were not completed due to finance. The total number of students was 600 in year 2022 but drop to 348 at the end of the year due to challenge of food at the school, hunger at homes of the students, distance for some of the pupils and also cultural issue of giving children to marriage at their early age. Aroyo is concretely const ructed with ten classrooms for both Nursery and primary, and one principals office, two teachers offices, a store and kitchen. It also has forty feets container which is used as store. The school has water yard s talled to supply water for the students and the community as well.