HealthNet TPO proudly announces its fundraising campaign with WeWard. This has provided bikes for our psychosocial health workers in the remote and hard-to-reach areas of Terekeka County, South Sudan, enabling them to carry out their work faster, easier and more effectively.
WeWard: a new way of doing fundraising
WeWard is a revolutionary app that changed fundraising by turning your steps into points. These points can then be converted and used to support various projects.
Partnering with WeWard, we are leveraging this innovative fundraising method to support our social workers in Terekeka. These dedicated workers travel long distances on foot every day. By providing them with bikes, we aim to enhance their ability to reach remote areas, enabling them to assist people facing challenging situations more effectively.
Bikes initiative in Terekeka county
As part of the Leaders of Peace Project (LOP), we have provided 15 bicycles to 15 social workers across five remote areas within Terekeka County in Central Equatoria State. These areas include the Payams of Nyori, Munui, Rego, Tombek, and Terekeka.
This initiative is designed to facilitate quicker responses to cases involving gender-based violence, physical and emotional abuse, identification of mental health issues, and the provision of essential psychosocial support directly within these communities.
The official handover ceremony, attended by the Director of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare, underscored our organisations’ steadfast commitment to bolstering the invaluable efforts of these psychosocial workers.
Voices from the field: Bicycles impact on our workers job
Boniface Duku, the Program Manager of the Leaders of Peace Project, expressed deep gratitude for the unwavering dedication of the social workers, acknowledging the travelling challenges they face, especially during late-night emergencies and the rainy season.
“These bicycles will be a game-changer for you. They will allow you to carry out your duties without any burden, helping you respond to critical cases more efficiently and effectively.”
— Boniface Duku, Program Manager, LOP Project
Our PFP workers, who are trained to identify mental health issues and provide counselling, have expressed widespread appreciation for this initiative. They recognise the significant benefits these bicycles will bring, highlighting how they will help overcome many of the challenges they currently face.
“We used to walk for many kilometers to rescue survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, but now our work will be easier and faster, allowing us to cover wider areas.”
— Pamela Kermit, Psychosocial Worker
