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On December 1, The VAD Foundation will be participating in Giving Tuesday. This year, our focus is on enhancing our educational programs with the tools and equipment needed for our students to succeed! To learn more and support our #GivingTuesday efforts, click here or check out the link below! https://www.vadfoundation.com/newsletters/schools-are-re-opening monthly 0.5 2020-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1607576500903-5QJJKG8TARDP7QN2OJQG/a3b5abc3-87d2-4f31-9ab4-631cd2cce0a7.jpg Newsletters - Schools are Re-Opening (9/30/20) - SHOP AMAZON SMILE You can support educational opportunities in South Sudan by shopping on Amazon. Log in at Smile.Amazon.com with your regular Amazon login. Select The VAD Foundation as your charity of choice and Amazon will donate .05% of all your purchases! 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Inquire about potential employer matches for your charitable donations, effectively doubling the value of your contribution. Additionally, consider organizing a fundraiser at your next company gathering or meeting, rallying your colleagues around our cause. Together, through workplace giving programs and employer matches, we can significantly amplify our efforts and make a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve in South Sudan. https://www.vadfoundation.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://www.vadfoundation.com/board-and-advisors daily 0.75 2025-01-31 https://www.vadfoundation.com/mission daily 1.0 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584594554654-0ALMXB9SSEPWWIN86MA3/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-03-18%2Bat%2B10.06.42%2BPM.jpg Our Mission - The VAD Foundation The Valentino Achak Deng (VAD) Foundation's mission is to empower children, youth, and women from poor communities in South Sudan through educational opportunities and other sustainable development initiatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252583038-QURCP604WRJD3H6G5GO8/justice-rising-ECHO-AND-EARL-23.jpg Our Mission - Creating peace and sustainability through education, farming, and skill-building While traditional schooling education is at the core of our strategy, the VAD Foundation believes that students and community members must be empowered to thrive beyond the classroom. Our farming and vocational skills programs stimulate job creation while offering students, youth, and community members the chance to build livelihoods and pursue lifelong learning opportunities. Our goal as an organization is to promote economic development and security to provide a foundation for resilient and thriving communities in war-torn South Sudan. To learn more about all our programs, click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595631857-2XKGNK2G1KLF6EXXAI3I/DSC01714_02.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584662439963-DIT112T9JP2O6VVM0Q10/Screen+Shot+2020-03-18+at+11.21.16+PM.png Our Mission In 2006, What is the What is published by Dave Eggers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595648096-V4JSN84WM7OM5E18TQF4/Alok_girls_craft_club.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250879667-JI7L0S67IRS9ZCMT2P9G/3ONq_kXN.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595497346-WYXFXOOPR3WCC2T3CZ5V/chemistry_class_02.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584664011928-J6OCZGKM1H5262CEQBSQ/ValentinoandDaveinMaine2007.1.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595694162-UE6G3FZT9J2TIHDEVHT6/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-03-18%2Bat%2B10.23.12%2BPM.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584662453182-SMR4TOQ6XWVI4HKG91QB/South-Sudan.gif Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584596333413-ES4ABJ64N3U5P6I83H73/students-2b-1.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587251045185-235QEX1D8CI0ZXYIK2Z9/PHOTO-2018-09-17-07-33-38-2.jpg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250420398-XBDIAMD2CSNKTJHL9TWA/BUWT9OFW.jpeg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250463078-K1827PUD5U4B7E1BYWPK/690c1c72-d921-4b97-9c60-a1bb9c355b25.JPG Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250516141-61B7FIEFHZEK9MCT4WUM/yr5AQTDt.jpeg Our Mission https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250549847-921ULI7PKQ8Q8DU99L87/Yh0Qh7EM.jpeg Our Mission https://www.vadfoundation.com/home daily 0.75 2020-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252223994-JBQZAKD1RF7FDJMOVVJV/image-asset.jpeg Home - Support for Communities Education happens within the context of a larger community. Our approach extends beyond the school to help ensure students have the necessary support to do their best learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252192300-EOFOIYL5NBLA7IDHGDZR/image-asset.jpeg Home - Materials for Learning Many educational materials in local languages are often out of date. We work with school leaders and publishers to ensure that students have access to current textbooks that are age appropriate and written in their primary language. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252207571-LZCNVW6ZFPOBOLJS7EC4/image-asset.jpeg Home - Continuing Education for Teachers We create bespoke continuing education programs to address the needs of teachers and their student communities. From training on the latest technology to new pedagogical methods, we help teachers make their classrooms engaging and successful. https://www.vadfoundation.com/book daily 0.75 2020-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584673419493-UZKQZ5ULUL74ED7DRVZC/Screen+Shot+2020-03-18+at+11.21.16+PM.png Book - “An absolute classic…Compelling, important and vital to the understanding of the politics and emotional consequences of oppression.” – Jonathan Durbin, People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587249142473-J3KR4IB8LQV5CO60TKJ8/dave+and+valentino.png Book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1593156453652-B9G1OMBGCXH9N7MTBRUK/C7Y03kW7.jpg Book https://www.vadfoundation.com/programs daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1593066519750-Y8DW1H3QHKXVJPFYN7IK/IMG_1006.jpg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1593066466199-LBCCZ6GNBFD1TDNMB2SG/t5mrtdzn%2B%25281%2529.jpg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1593066499425-BN8TIV0INHSQEKL7GJCJ/Au_UL7yl.jpg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587249684413-UVSJB8TXDGYXJKN4QRZQ/MZJ5O1QQ.jpg Programs Students and teachers outside Marial Bai Secondary School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/fd228542-fcea-4f2c-b741-976a3d60048c/Bobby+Newmyer+Auditorium.jpg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1586743748274-I07YD6P2CFQEUN1GDBZ9/image-asset.jpeg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1586743620601-75BXMY1OC558KXI87E3C/image-asset.jpeg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1586743569197-MBBL20SHSFBGIH17AO1Z/image-asset.jpeg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1593067076376-XO5APAH734JFKELI5IC2/7db9901d-5c14-4c4f-8b0f-9d0d8d1e350a.jpg Programs https://www.vadfoundation.com/history daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/db05afaa-be21-4d4a-ba6b-a7268ba6bf42/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.20.45+PM.jpg History - Summer 2007 — Valentino returns to Marial Bai, his home village, to consult the community and government leaders in the region to lay the groundwork for the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/52c98019-a58a-4ee0-9ef7-f7255917e2d9/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.20.09+PM.jpg History - Early 2008 — Valentino returns to the region of Marial Bai to start construction on the secondary school and educational center on a large plot of land that was donated by the government, employing local architects and construction workers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/e2187fb4-2a61-4541-840f-c659ff908950/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.19.07+PM.jpg History - May 2009 — Marial Bai Secondary School (MBSS) opens as one of the first fully-functional high schools in the entire region, providing an opportunity for youth – especially girls – to receive an education past elementary school. Thousands of youth across South Sudan apply to enroll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/9f24f756-7168-4ef9-811a-eac7821b8069/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.15.34+PM.jpg History - November 2011 — MBSS receives state-of-the-art science equipment from a university that closed. A library, community center, sports facilities, student dorms, a school farm, and teacher-training facilities are added to the campus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/7c758bb4-fe4c-4b22-87b8-7bab49cc961c/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.14.10+PM.jpg History - February 2012 — Facilities expand at MBSS to accommodate 115 more girls and our first class of seniors graduate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/32b02c1f-173a-4b6d-a4b3-c3014ade0344/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.21.57+PM.jpg History - March 2012 — Organic farming and vocational training programs launch to teach students and community members the principles of agriculture, environmental stewardship, and sustainable commerce through hands-on experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/dd076401-7c57-4768-bfde-348e53e66bd2/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.43.21+PM.jpg History - October 2016 — The VAD Foundation and What Is The What turn 10 as Valentino continues to expand the impact of his work with the war-torn communities of South Sudan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/126adebc-95bd-4ed4-8178-75991967cacd/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.17.37+PM.jpg History - June 2018 — VAD Foundation opens its second campus, the Alok Girls’ Academy (AGA), to expand our commitment to girls’ education with an enrollment of 144 girls in the inaugural year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/061b8d16-9cf2-4a7c-b352-983769be4a7a/Screen+Shot+2020-04-14+at+10.16.29+PM.jpg History - February 2019 — The vision of AGA is to offer quality upper-primary school education as a bridge to secondary school for young women. Enrollment soars to 500 girls at AGA for grades 4-10. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/867e71bb-3d16-4f69-aba8-cca0c7ae8721/Screen+Shot+2020-06-25+at+11.58.31+PM.jpg History - June 2020 — In response to COVID-19, The VAD Foundation has assembled the Coronavirus Awareness Task Force, led by Valentino Achak Deng, to educate communities on the importance of social distancing, mask-wearing, hand washing, and safe hygiene practices by conducting in-person training and demonstrations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/b15daa03-e047-4a80-ae65-09d774a13d4f/Newmyer+Hall+construction+Dec+3.jpg History - May 2024 — With a continued commitment to the community of Aweil, South Sudan, the VAD Foundation secures funding to begin the construction of the Bobby Newmyer Dining Hall and Auditorium, an educational and community space on the Cornerstones Vision Academy campus that will serve thousands of students and community members once open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/c4557cea-ab64-4e8e-9440-c6bb13ffdf93/AssemblyRecent.jpg History - May 2021 — After conflict and pandemic-related damage to and looting of the Marial Bai and Alok Girls Academy school campuses, the VAD Foundation pivots to a Scholars Program in partnership with the prestigious Cornerstones Visions Academy in Aweil, South Sudan. https://www.vadfoundation.com/south-sudan daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1586475862723-UDDGKUNM8BEIZJJV1XGY/Screen+Shot+2020-04-09+at+4.40.25+PM.png South Sudan https://www.vadfoundation.com/press daily 0.75 2020-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1605929173854-6W9OFXOJBWFMR7N3IGA7/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-11-20%2Bat%2B7.22.55%2BPM.jpg Press - In Conversation with Valentino Achak Deng 10.26.20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1605929397435-8UCP0KNVCBC689T8PD55/Screen%252BShot%252B2020-05-02%252Bat%252B2.01.33%252BPM.jpg Press A School for Hope Nicholas Kristof 04.25.10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1605929228801-IC1XQMXRMKKO408HUASV/Screen%252BShot%252B2020-06-18%252Bat%252B7.48.48%252BPM.jpg Press United Nations Mission in South Sudan Emmanuel Kele 05.28.20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1605929311881-O4KAXOAXTOMEPEI6VQVH/Screen%25252BShot%25252B2020-05-02%25252Bat%25252B2.01.33%25252BPM.jpg Press A ‘Lost Boy’ Battles AK-47s with Education Nicholas Kristof 07.12.15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1605929336904-U7H0Y5R8UOY1PD7LXHRG/Screen%252BShot%252B2020-05-02%252Bat%252B2.24.54%252BPM.jpg Press From Lost Boy to Education Minister James Copnall 07.09.15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1605929244857-0PFNO7QRQWW00MI2COL5/Screen%252BShot%252B2020-06-18%252Bat%252B7.54.52%252BPM.jpg Press VADF & Coronavirus 05.04.20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1605929364110-WAK3QSNUZG1SPP6F3XWU/Screen%252BShot%252B2020-05-02%252Bat%252B2.01.33%252BPM.jpg Press The Education of Valentino Achak Deng Gabe Johnson & Nicholas Kristof 07.12.10 https://www.vadfoundation.com/donate daily 0.75 2023-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1599675699485-OHVLF8G6UNAX095FKRFJ/PHOTO-2018-09-17-07-33-38-2.jpg Donate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1599675529412-V9NPQNW5TXES325M4PNO/download.png Donate https://www.vadfoundation.com/volunteer-job-opportunities daily 0.75 2022-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1599278755428-H7ZMK9W6RD71FC11Y2UM/BUWT9OFW.jpeg Volunteer / Jobs https://www.vadfoundation.com/annualreports daily 0.75 2022-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1608601763180-INAIZ0SSALF9G3UK0W6K/Screen+Shot+2020-12-21+at+5.49.07+PM.png https://www.vadfoundation.com/our-supporters daily 0.75 2024-05-19 https://www.vadfoundation.com/our-founders daily 0.75 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/6878df1a-fe98-4b4d-8ca7-f34d41ec9497/Val+Speaking+LA+Cropped.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/c6df0674-5ba7-48e7-bd3c-dc5fb48687d9/Dave+Eggers+Candid.png https://www.vadfoundation.com/our-vision-1 daily 0.75 2024-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584594554654-0ALMXB9SSEPWWIN86MA3/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-03-18%2Bat%2B10.06.42%2BPM.jpg Our Mission (Copy) - The VAD Foundation The Valentino Achak Deng (VAD) Foundation's mission is to empower children, youth, and women from poor communities in South Sudan through educational opportunities and other sustainable development initiatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdb0b54755be25d5d92bfb3/1559252583038-QURCP604WRJD3H6G5GO8/justice-rising-ECHO-AND-EARL-23.jpg Our Mission (Copy) - Creating peace and sustainability through education, farming, and skill-building While traditional schooling education is at the core of our strategy, the VAD Foundation believes that students and community members must be empowered to thrive beyond the classroom. Our farming and vocational skills programs stimulate job creation while offering students, youth, and community members the chance to build livelihoods and pursue lifelong learning opportunities. Our goal, as an organization, is to promote economic development and security to provide a foundation for resilient and thriving communities in war-torn South Sudan. To learn more about all our programs, click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584671000037-FBBIV6QF96PK3T5QKFH8/Screen+Shot+2020-03-19+at+7.15.51+PM.png Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595631857-2XKGNK2G1KLF6EXXAI3I/DSC01714_02.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584662439963-DIT112T9JP2O6VVM0Q10/Screen+Shot+2020-03-18+at+11.21.16+PM.png Our Mission (Copy) In 2006, What is the What is published by Dave Eggers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595648096-V4JSN84WM7OM5E18TQF4/Alok_girls_craft_club.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250879667-JI7L0S67IRS9ZCMT2P9G/3ONq_kXN.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595497346-WYXFXOOPR3WCC2T3CZ5V/chemistry_class_02.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584664011928-J6OCZGKM1H5262CEQBSQ/ValentinoandDaveinMaine2007.1.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584595694162-UE6G3FZT9J2TIHDEVHT6/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-03-18%2Bat%2B10.23.12%2BPM.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584662453182-SMR4TOQ6XWVI4HKG91QB/South-Sudan.gif Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1584596333413-ES4ABJ64N3U5P6I83H73/students-2b-1.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587251045185-235QEX1D8CI0ZXYIK2Z9/PHOTO-2018-09-17-07-33-38-2.jpg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250420398-XBDIAMD2CSNKTJHL9TWA/BUWT9OFW.jpeg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250463078-K1827PUD5U4B7E1BYWPK/690c1c72-d921-4b97-9c60-a1bb9c355b25.JPG Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250516141-61B7FIEFHZEK9MCT4WUM/yr5AQTDt.jpeg Our Mission (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e72e2f4d08fd353219200c0/1587250549847-921ULI7PKQ8Q8DU99L87/Yh0Qh7EM.jpeg Our Mission (Copy)