{"id":1504,"date":"2021-09-12T14:34:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T14:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/group-hopes-to-give-s-sudan-family-a-better-life-in-the-okanagan"},"modified":"2021-09-12T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T15:57:26","slug":"group-hopes-to-give-s-sudan-family-a-better-life-in-the-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/group-hopes-to-give-s-sudan-family-a-better-life-in-the-okanagan","title":{"rendered":"Group hopes to give S. Sudan family a better life in the Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Sara Goddard has been asked this question many times. \u201cAren\u2019t you worried about issues and problems here in Canada?\u201d She said it, we didn\u2019t. \u201cI\u2019m well aware of the issues here in Canada. We\u2019re dealing with COVID and wildfires. I\u2019m an Outreach nurse, advocating for marginalized populations every day,\u201d Goddard said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, Canada has a lot of resources available that people overseas don\u2019t, especially refugees. If we\u2019re able to extend our arms to welcome more people, we\u2019re able to do our part to help the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goddard is one of nine people who created \u201cDthora Madong Penticton,\u201d which when translated to English means: \u201cA Forever Place.\u201d In partnership with the Diocese of Kootenay Anglican Church of Canada, the goal is to sponsor a refugee family from South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Goddard met \u201cLuke\u201d and \u201cNyalah\u201d when she was working with Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan. \u201cTheir story touched my heart,\u201d she said. The couple has two young children as well as Nyalah\u2019s nine-year-old sister living with them.<\/p>\n<p>Their long and detailed story includes a generational blood feud, imprisonment, poverty, border crossings and being sold into human trafficking. The family is currently living in Cairo, Egypt, where life still has many dangers for South Sudanese refugees. They live with the constant threat of gang violence, black market organ trade, sex trafficking and slavery.<\/p>\n<p>They are registered with the UNHCR but resettlement is slow and often does not assure them a safe home. Without community sponsorship, their lives may stay in limbo for decades.<\/p>\n<p>While the recent refugee crisis in Syria has drawn global headlines, many are unaware that South Sudan accounts for 9% of people displaced from their homes, according to the most recent UN Refugee Agency report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope to increase awareness of the refugee crisis in our world,\u201d Goddard said. \u201cI\u2019d like to reinforce the value of helping one person in a world where some issues feel overwhelming. We may not fix the world, but we can make life better for this family\u2026 and that is huge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If all goes well, the family could be relocated to Penticton within one year. The global pandemic has presented its share of challenges, including closed borders. The process of refugee relocation moves painfully slow.<\/p>\n<p>Goddard said the support thus far from the community has been solid and she is grateful to Rev. Nick Pang from St. Saviour\u2019s Anglican Church for his involvement.<\/p>\n<p>The committee has reached two-thirds of its $45,000 goal. Funds raised will be used for the family\u2019s travel, food, medical needs and housing in their first year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Sara Goddard has been asked this question many times. \u201cAren\u2019t you worried about issues and problems here in Canada?\u201d She said it, we didn\u2019t. \u201cI\u2019m well aware of the issues here in Canada. We\u2019re dealing with COVID and wildfires. 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