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What Is the What book cover Dave Eggers's What Is the What is the novelized autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, from his pre-war life in southern Sudan to his resettlement in the United States. All proceeds from the book go to aiding the Sudanese in America and Sudan. Please explore our Book Section to read a sample chapter, download a reader’s guide, or view additional comments and reviews.
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Update from the construction site in Marial Bai
Ngong Construction is well underway on the secondary school that the Foundation is building in Valentino’s hometown of Marial Bai, Southern Sudan. Valentino is in Marial Bai overseeing the project, along with the Foundation’s staff member Greg Larson.
July 14th, 2008 | news | Posted by Greg
Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende gives his ministers What Is the What to read over holidays
Jan Peter Balkenende, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, recently gave all of his ministers a copy of What Is the What to read on their summer holidays.
July 12th, 2008 | news | Posted by Greg
Valentino’s trip report from Southern Sudan
Students in Marial BaiValentino is currently back in Sudan, starting construction on the secondary school that the Foundation is building in his hometown, Marial Bai. Using Valentino’s accounts of the trip and his emails and phone calls from the field, the Foundation helped assemble the following narrative.
May 2nd, 2008 | news | Posted by Greg
Help needed for Valentino’s school-building project
Valentino is working on our project to build an educational complex in his hometown of Marial Bai. The first phase of construction is a multi-classroom secondary school.
March 1st, 2008 | news | Posted by Greg
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Read Dave Eggers's trip report from his recent travels to southern Sudan with Valentino. They were back in Valentino's hometown of Marial Bai, where the Foundation is building an educational center.
Read an excerpt from a forthcoming book about slavery and forced displacement in Sudan, made possible by a grant from the Foundation to the Voice of Witness book series.
Find out what you can do right now to help Sudan.
Learn more about Valentino's plans to build an educational center in his hometown of Marial Bai, using the proceeds from What Is the What.
Visit our Speakers Bureau to find Sudanese public speakers and invite them to your town.
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Save the Children
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The Save Darfur Coalition
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ENOUGH Project
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The Women's Commission
Helping refugee women, children and youth in many countries, including Sudan

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