Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) works to address an ever-growing array of humanitarian needs around the world. Those needs vary greatly from country to country, village to village, day to day.
Located in East-Central Africa, South Sudan gained independence in 2011. Twenty years of civil war left the country with essentially no infrastructure. Only a handful of areas have running water, electricity, clinics, schools or paved roads. Half of the population lives below the international poverty line, which is less than US$2 per day. It is not surprising then that one in three South Sudanese men and one in ten South Sudanese women are literate. Very few speak English, which is the official language of South Sudan.
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