Thomas Belda, Author at Seeds of Wisdom in South Sudan

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Please mark the date and plan to attend. We need your support on behalf of the Students in Ugandan Refugee Camps! Your support is vital to the needs of these students and supporting their future lives through education! 2026 Seeds of Wisdom Benefit Dinner What — This our annual fund-raising…

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Jacob Mambu – living the Mission of Seeds of Wisdom

Thomas Belda

5 May, 2026

Seeds of Wisdom’s mission in action! In addition to educating 325 students in primary school and 78 in secondary boarding school, Seeds of Wisdom supports students in vocational programs including nursing, tailoring, auto mechanics and construction. Pictured here is Jacob Mambu, our first student in the Bricklaying and Concrete…

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2026 – Seeds of Wisdom in South Sudan Secondary/Vocational School Support Needed!

Thomas Belda

19 April, 2026

2026 Seeds of Wisdom in South Sudan Secondary/Vocational School Support Needed! Providing hope for tomorrow in a place where hope is often in short supply. The roots of Seeds of Wisdom date back to the 2010s when Saint John the Evangelist church in Rochester was joined by a new associate…

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Dec 2025 – Christmas Gifts for Camp Students

Thomas Belda

8 January, 2026

December 2025: Students from Rochester Catholic Schools elementary and middle school, provided donations of clothing items along with new footwear provided by funds from the Seeds of Wisdom South Sudan in support of primary needs for the children in the refugee camps in Uganda. The students of Seeds of Wisdom…

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Seeds of Wisdom videos taken in February 2025 by Rachel Soland

Thomas Belda

18 September, 2025

Here you can learn more about our students and their situation within the refugee camp schools directly from the students who are living these experiences with their families.

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Save the date! Benefit Dinner for Seeds of Wisdom – South Sudan. Oct 26th, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

Thomas Belda

4 July, 2025

Please consider saving the date Sunday Oct, 26th 2025 6:15 PM to attend the annual benefit fundraiser (Dinner event) to support the students and families from South Sudan that are in refugee camp schools in Uganda. We are also very excited about the amazing sponsorship provided for this event from…

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Photo Slideshow of Board Trip to visit refugee camp schools in Uganda

Thomas Belda

30 April, 2025

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Student’s Generosity Provides Christmas Magic

Thomas Belda

16 December, 2024

SEEDS OF WISDOM: STUDENTS’ GENEROSITY PROVIDES CHRISTMAS MAGIC Catholic school students in Rochester Minnesota contributed nearly $3,000 to help procure Christmas presents for our Seeds of Wisdom students from South Sudan in Uganda. Click on the images below to view full screen. Saint John the Evangelist Middle School students in…

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Thank you to all who contributed and donated in our recent fundraiser dinner!

Thomas Belda

11 November, 2024

SEEDS OF WISDOM BENEFIT DINNER A HUGE SUCCESS Thank you to everyone that attended the Seeds of Wisdom benefit dinner on October 6th. It was a delightful evening with tasty food, good fellowship, inspiring song, and a tremendous display of generosity from the approximately 150 attendees. We raised just over…

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Meet Students Kamala and Tabitha

Thomas Belda

13 October, 2024

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