The Green Belt Initiative
The Green Belt Initiative (GBI) is a national NGO of South Sudan that was founded in 2016 to improve the socio-economic well-being of all people in South Sudan. Their mission is to be a national leader to develop environmental protection action, and to fight climate change while still improving economic growth. Their areas of action include human health, biodiversity, and terrestrial ecosystems. Some of their projects include building water infrastructure, assisting farmers with sustainable crop development, hosting workshops and providing education on nutrition, humanitarian work, flood safety, and plastic waste.
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Hope Ofiriha
Hope Ofiriha is a non-governmental organization based in South Sudan. It operates as a result of a partnership between organizations and volunteers from Africa, North America, Europe, and Australia. Hope Ofiriha is primarily a humanitarian NGO that works in many areas including the environment, education, agriculture, child sponsorship, and economics. They have many projects such as clean drinking water initiatives, clean energy cookstove projects (to improve health and air quality to mitigate climate change), and reforestation projects.
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