South Sudan’s hunger crisis drives students from classes
In South Sudan, where hundreds of thousands are on the brink of starvation and famine has been declared in two counties, children are struggling to learn because of lack of food.
“I can’t do my homework because I’m hungry,” Thor Athiam says. “I can’t concentrate.”
He shuffles the dirt under his small bare feet. The skinny 9-year-old’s ripped shirt falls loosely off his frame. Crouched under a tree outside his classroom, he waits patiently for lunch.
This will be the first time he’s eaten since yesterday.