Dina* started her own business in good spirits. She was overjoyed at the opportunity she was given, thanks to the support of a savings and credit group. Her tea stall was just starting to thrive when a torrential flood washed everything away. She invested again, until an armed group burned down the entire village - including her tea stall.
“The story of this woman is typical for the lives of many in South Sudan,” says Milou de Bruijne (32), who has been living in the East African country since last year. “It is so unpredictable and fragile.”
As a manager for the collaborating Christian emergency aid organisations Dorcas and ZOA, Milou is committed to helping the South Sudanese population, of which 70 percent is dependent on humanitarian aid. Years of conflict still don’t seem to have come to an end, despite a peace agreement. Four million people have already fled.
