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educate equip and empower current and future leaders to transcend division transform communities and promote development in South Sudan and Beyond Raising Current and Future Leaders The mission of Undying Hope is educational to impact the people of South Sudan and beyond in four spheres of activity basic education public health and healthcare services leadership development and spiritual formation. EducationPublic HealthHealthcare ServicesLeadership DevelopmentSpiritual Formation Decades of civil war devastated South Sudan Thousands of precious lives were lost millions became internally displaced persons IDPs within the country or refugees in neighboring nations and many more vulnerable citizens were left in abject poverty facing starvation. During the war the few health and educational buildings were destroyed and teachers fled the regionleaving no infrastructure to support education. 70 among ages 14 are out of school 73 Illiteracy Rate 75 of primaryaged girls are not in school 14 of women die during child delivery 1 in 7 making South Sudan the highest Maternal Mortality Rate MMR in the world.