Campus Event: Lost Boys of Sudan

In recent years, the African country of Sudan has become infamous for two things: the Darfur region and the Lost Boys of Sudan. It’s time for Sudan to become famous for something else: the hope which comes from increased education and decreased violence and poverty.

During the week of April 13-17, Rasmussen College in Bismarck will be raising money for PACODES, a nonprofit organization established by Lost Boys now living in North Dakota. The dream of the PACODES founders is to help the people of Sudan by fostering education and community growth while reducing poverty and violence. They have a goal of raising $100,000 to build, supply, and maintain the first library in Panyijiar County in southern Sudan.

On Monday, April 13, Rasmussen College will be sponsoring a viewing of the film The Lost Boys. The Lost Boys escaped Sudan during the Sudanese Civil War (1984-2005). The war left over 20,000 male orphans, and they became known as the Lost Boys. Many of them made their way to relief camps in Kenya and Ethiopia, and some now live in the US. Some settled in North Dakota, and several of those Lost Boys founded PACODES as a way to help the people of their homeland.

For more information, visit http://www.pacodes.org/index2.html or http://www.libraryproject.org/ or http://www.lostboysfilm.com/ or http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/lostboysofsudan/index.html.

March: Women's History Month

Stop by the library to view a display of books by women authors, a display of books written about women or for women, and a bulletin board featuring famous North Dakota women.

Trivia:
What do Dorothy Stickney and Peggy Lee have in common?