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Vegetables help fight hunger and malnutrition in South Sudan

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Gatkuolh Thichuong harvests okra on his farm in Nyikan, a small village along the Akobo River in South Sudan, near the country's border with Ethiopia.

He says his grandparents didn't eat vegetables, but that over time the culture has changed. He received seeds and training from DanChurchAid, a member of the ACT Alliance, allowing him to expand the variety and amount of vegetables that he grows.

"The children love to eat them. I send them to pick tomatoes and they eat them all before they come home," he said.

Working with Nile Hope, a South Sudanese organization, DanChurchAid has expanded its work in the area in response to unprecedented flooding and fighting. It is helping families with food and livelihood projects aimed at lowering vulnerability and increasing food security at a time when the arrival of many newly displaced families increased competition in the community over scarce food resources. Many families, including Gatkuolh Thichuong's family, also received goats as part of the program.

Photo by Paul Jeffrey for the ACT Alliance.

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Gatkuolh Thichuong harvests okra on his farm in Nyikan, a small village along the Akobo River in South Sudan, near the country's border with Ethiopia. <br /> <br /> He says his grandparents didn't eat vegetables, but that over time the culture has changed. He received seeds and training from DanChurchAid, a member of the ACT Alliance, allowing him to expand the variety and amount of vegetables that he grows.<br /> <br /> "The children love to eat them. I send them to pick tomatoes and they eat them all before they come home," he said.<br /> <br /> Working with Nile Hope, a South Sudanese organization, DanChurchAid has expanded its work in the area in response to unprecedented flooding and fighting. It is helping families with food and livelihood projects aimed at lowering vulnerability and increasing food security at a time when the arrival of many newly displaced families increased competition in the community over scarce food resources. Many families, including Gatkuolh Thichuong's family, also received goats as part of the program.<br /> <br /> Photo by Paul Jeffrey for the ACT Alliance.