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Vision
Sudan renewed by the work of the Holy Spirit with a church which is a light to Africa
Mision
To build the church and communities leading to Sudan being renewed
Sudan Health Center Rumbek/Adol
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Rumbek Sign Board
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Rumbek Office
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Rumbek is in the middle of the Southern Sudan and is surrounded by so many rivers that it has derived its name, the Lakes State. The tribe dominant in this area is Dinka Agar. The populations is about 500,000 people and most of the people are pastoralist and Agriculturists. The famous secondary school called Rumbek Secondary School that was established in 1947 by the British colonial power has today been converted into the University of Rumbek.
The dominant church is the Episcopal Church of Sudan and Roman Catholic Chruch. During the war many churches came to Sudan as the result of cross-cultural contacts like Sudan Pentecostal Church, AIC, Baptist Mission and Seventh Day Adventist.
Sudan Health Center started operating in Rumbek County in 1973. The base was established in 1994. Russ & Lyn Noble (worked in Sudan Health Center until May 2006),started with the teacher training in Akot a village 32 miles East of Rumbek.
In 1995 Sudan Health Center was officially invited by ECS to begin full operations with health services to the community. RT. Rev. Reuben Machiir Makoi Bishop of Cueibet Diocese gave Sudan Health Center a piece of land to construct a compound. In 1996 Sudan Health Center constructed a compound in Dhiaukuei.
In 1997 Sudan Health Center together with the community established Health Training Centre in Adol, which later became Adol Community Training Centre.
At that time Sudan Health Center was running Health, HHFS, Water Sanitation and TEE. The main objective for these programmes was and still is to build the capacity of the communities to be able improve the conditions of their lives to better living conditions.
The current programmes are, HHFS, Women Ministry, TEE, Child and Youth, Adult Literacy, Education, CBHC and the latest HIV Aids Programme.
In 2003 the local authorities in Rumbek County invited Sudan Health Center to initiate education programme because the community believes that education is a key to human development.
In 2005 Anthony Makana who is now a minister of Trade & Commerce in the Government of Southern Sudan carried out a strategic review. The purpose of the review was to find out whether it was more strategic to continue operating from Dhiaukuei or more efficient to move to Adol and Rumbek. The results was that it was cost effective to move from Dhiaukuei and operate from Adol and Rumbek.
In March 2006, Dhiaukuei was officially closed and the compound was handed over to the church leaders led by Bishop Reuben Makoi and Assistant Bishop Isaac Dhieu.
Sudan Health Center started constructing offices in Rumbek the capital of Lakes State in July 2005. The construction work began, by making bricks and the contractor started the work in February 2006. The Rumbek Base will serve as logistics office and finance in support of operations in Adol and also tukuls for accommodation for those staff that are on transit.
A Team Coordinator who also doubles as the Education Manager leads the base. This area has the largest number of staff in Sudan Health Center, 113 Sudanese and 4 expatriates.
Welcome to Rumbek Base and Adol Health Training Centre.
The primary objective for the Adol Training Centre is to facilitate a training for Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Adol Training Center during the months of February through November 2006.
The Training Center is situated in Adol, approximately 40 km from Rumbek.
The current facilities used for health training are a classroom, dining hall, office, dormitories with bathroom and latrine block, kitchen, staff room, library and a store.
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Adol
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Adol Training
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The Adol school aslo has a small demonstration/production garden for medicinal plants.
The training of CHWs (Community Health Workers) is according to the Curriculum for Training Community Health Workers developed by the Secretariat of Health and has the duration of nine months. The teaching language is English. A one month English course is conducted before the start of the health training to help ensure the level of English is adequate for the course material.
The lectures takes place from Monday through to Friday full day and on Saturdays half a day. In addition to lecturing there is group work, presentations and practicals in the school, community and health facilities in the area.
The center has equipment to show videos for instruction and entertainment. Teaching is provided by 2 full time trainers with part time assistance of the school principal and regional or international volunteers .
The total planned student intake is 40. The course is residential for all students. Students are involved in keeping the grounds, accommodation and teaching areas clean. Kitchen gardening is part of their practical and they are encouraged to maintain it to contribute to their feeding and generate some income for themselves by selling it out to the community.
Programmes in Rumbek/Adol
1. Sudan Health Center Adult Literacy Programme
2. Theological Education by Extension (TEE)