Pictures of TFS Scholar Nagla Abbo at St. Gallen Symposium

Graduate from TFS Scholarship Program Attends 42nd Symposium for Young Leaders of Tomorrow

One of the Nuba graduates from TFS’ scholarship program generously funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Nagla Abbo, recently attended the 42^nd symposium at St Gallen, Switzerland [photo 248, and photo 199 of Nagla with her Swiss hostess, Nadine Bosshard] for young leaders of tomorrow.  She is only the second Sudanese to have been honored by such an invitation.  [photo 259 of Nagla with Wesam Mohamed a Sudanese student from Cairo].  The topic of the discussion was Managing Risk.  Nagla says that risks should be seen as positive uncertainties and not as unavoidable evils.  She believes that the days spent in St Gallen with 200 other young people from all over the world , as well as many of today’s leaders, (photo 273 of Nagla with Dr Kumi Nadidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International and photo of her with Dr Peter Day]surely challenged her way of looking at her own society, culture and life, and will broaden her perspectives.  Overall she found the symposium “an awesome experience”.

This is but one example of how the scholarship program can open doors for young Sudanese women.  TFS is very grateful to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for having sponsored not only Nagla’s studies but also her nomination to the symposium.  And we thank the St Gallen organizers for accepting Nagla and for all their hospitality to her and the other participants.

Nagla is one of 244 graduates from the scholarship program so far.  TFS is sponsoring a further 122 scholars, with generous support from the Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund and Humanity United as well as the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.  Sadly we do not have funds at present for new awards, though the demand is high and we are receiving a steady flow of enquiries from Sudanese students keen to further their education at the university level in Sudan and South Sudan.  Can you help us meet this demand?  Please visit: http://www.togetherforsudan.org.uk/donate.aspx

Summer 2011 Update

We will soon post an update from Alan and Lillian's summer 2011 trip to Sudan, including visits to Kadugli and Khartoum as well as a stop in London for the Together for Sudan bi-annual meeting.

Welcome

Welcome to Friends Together for Sudan, a new and growing charity that was founded this year in the U.S. to build on the work of our British sister charity, Together for Sudan. Some four million people are displaced in Sudan, a country devastated by extended conflict. FTFS seeks to help Sudanese women and children build a better future through education and improved health. The charity is always in need of funds to support its work; you can access the website, as well as a link to donate, here: www.friendstogetherforsudan.org. Together for Sudan can be accessed at www.togetherforsudan.org, and the blog at togetherforsudan.blogspot.com. All visitors are welcome.

Sasha