Still Dancing for Clean Water

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Lisa

This blog has been very quiet recently, but we’re back with new vigor. We still look to provide clean water for Malual-Chum Village, near the city of Tonj in South Sudan. This past Town Day in Arlington, Massachusetts, we had very encouraging results, thanks to our three dancers. Here’s our video. If you’d like to donate, just hop on over to our donation page. The ongoing strife in South Sudan means our work is not done. Help bring clean water to a people who will not otherwise have it.

Get your T-shirts here! Support clean water in South Sudan!

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Lisa

Support clean water in South Sudan! Get your Malual-Chum T-shirt on Ebay.

At our Town Day booth you saw the cool T-shirts Manyang and his friends were wearing; they were for sale at the booth, too. Now they’re for sale on EBay!

We offer adult sizes L-XS (the tag says Youth Large, but our supplier assures us that Youth Large and Adult Extra-Small are the same size).

If you’ve never used EBay, it’s easy. Our shirts are in the “buy-it-now” category, so it’s very much like shopping on-line at other web sites. EBay takes Paypal. Don’t worry if you don’t have a Paypal account; you can enter your credit- or debit-card information there. We’re offering free shipping and Priority Mail shipping.

Our shirts were designed by Manyang ‘s almost-teenage daughter and printed by the good folks at Rocket Science Screen Printing.All the proceeds from our EBay sales will go to Malual-Chum project. With a T-shirt sale your support will go even further when people ask you about how to provide clean water in South Sudan.

It takes a Town Day to get clean water

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Lisa

Peter Manyang Malang of Arlington and Dominick Deng Aloung of South Boston raise money and awareness on Town Day in Arlington, MA. (Abuk Madut, who staffed the booth in the morning, is not shown.) Manyang’s middle daughter told passers-by, “My grandmas need clean water!” while Manyang’s youngest daughter concentrates on eating her watermelon slush.

Malual-Chum Village Project’s first foray into raising money and awareness was a smashing success. Every fall, the center part of Arlington, MA is closed off for Town Day. The street is lined with booths featuring the businesses, groups, and activities. Village Help for South Sudan has had a Town Day presence for years, but this is the first time we have featured Malual-Chum Village Project. “Clean Water for South Sudan” was our theme, and as one donor put it, “Everyone needs clean water.”

Folks who know Manyang as a favorite Trader Joe’s crew member stopped by, as did parents and friends of the kids, who are active in school, church, and town recreation activities. The kids were an important part of the preparation: Manyang’s older son and younger daughters worked on our display board, and his oldest daughter helped design our new T-shirts (wonderfully printed by Rocket Science Screen Printing). At the event, crowds flocked over when Manyang was holding the baby!

We more than met our goals of raising money and awareness about Village Help for South Sudan’s newest project. Manyang and Abuk gained confidence, too, in making a presentation about their village’s need for clean water. Feel free to use our contact page if you’d like them to speak to your group.