Reaching from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to Central Africa and the coast of the Congo, our mission is intended to stretch from Alexandria in Northern Egypt to Yambio in Southern Sudan. Pictured on the left, Sudan imposes as the largest country in Africa. Once considered to be the bread basket of Africa with its fertile lands along the Nile, it is now looking to the massive oil reserves in the south to provide wealth to the country in the future. With the barren desert lands of the north to the jungle of the south, Sudan is a diverse land.
Our mission is to connect with the projects of the YMCA's of Northern Ontario in Sudan and Egypt and too give support to the dedicated Sudanese who carry out the Y's agenda - an active youth exchange with the YMCA of Egypt, an upcoming youth internship with the YMCA of Egypt, and 3 schools in Khartoum, Sudan. Our schools in Khartoum are operated by the YMCA of Khartoum and currently provide basic education and a chance for a brighter future to over 1,500 youth and children a year.
Our home in Sudan is pictured above. If you happen to be in Khartoum while we are there, drop in and say hi.
Two days to departure. Stay tuned for our next posting which will be from Africa.
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