Timothy School
A K–8 school built from nothing in a village scarred by civil war, led by Dr. Alex Bolek. Clean water, solar power, a farm, a meal a day, and next, a high school.
A doctor who came home.
Kids in Crisis is teaming up with Dr. Alex Bolek, a remarkable individual born in Sudan and residing in South Sudan. After studying medicine in Romania in the late 1990s, Alex returned to Sudan, where he and his wife Helen settled in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, following the end of the 22-year civil war.
During a visit to Terekeka County in 2013, Alex discovered the toll the war had taken on his family and community. Witnessing the dire situation, especially for children, motivated him to take action. He reached out to us, emphasizing the importance of addressing the needs of these vulnerable children and sharing his vision for a “Rescue Mission” school in South Sudan.
Despite significant challenges, including ongoing conflict in the region, Alex remains committed to his mission. We are inspired to support his efforts to bring hope and education to the children of South Sudan, echoing the ministry we established in Romania.
What has been built so far.
- Three school buildings for kindergarten through 8th grade, with an office block for the teachers.
- Uniforms for every student, bought twice, most recently in early 2026, and shoes from a partner ministry.
- A bore-well, a water tower and a water yard supplying the school and the whole community. Its dedication in 2020 brought several tribes together in harmony.
- Four solar panels on the teachers' residence, so the staff who live on site during the school year have electricity.
- 897 acres of land, about 3.6 square kilometers, gifted by the village community and surveyed by the county in March 2025.
- Two oxen and a plow to start a farm at the school.
- One meal a day for every student while school is in session, in partnership with ForAfrika since 2025.
- Two Starlink internet systems, one at the school and one in Juba, connecting the team within South Sudan and with the USA.
What keeps the school running.
Yearly costs for teachers, uniforms, stationery, seeds and communications, plus the two building projects that come next. Figures are quotes from local markets in South Sudan; imported materials are expensive and prices change.
Teachers and support staff at Timothy School
Salaries for the K–8 teachers, who live on site at the school during the school year.
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Uniforms for every student
Every student received new uniforms in early 2026, the second round so far, at less than half the cost of the first after Dr. Alex found a better supplier. A partner ministry gave shoes. The next round, for a growing school, is budgeted at $4,800.
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Stationery for every student
Copy books, pens, rulers, erasers and the other basics a classroom runs on.
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Seeds for the school farm
Peanuts, corn, sorghum and vegetables, planted with the school's two oxen and plow, to supplement the daily MannaPack rice.
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Starlink internet for the school
Two connections, one at Timothy School and one in Juba, at about $50 a month each. They keep the team in touch with each other and with the USA.
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Build the high school
The first high-school building: four classrooms so Timothy School's 8th-grade graduates can keep going. Quoted at $76,815 in September 2026 by the contractor who drilled the school's well.
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Fence the school campus
About 900 meters of chain-link fence around the heart of the campus, 200 by 250 meters, or about 12 acres of classrooms, schoolyard and the students' garden, to keep goats and cattle off the school grounds. It will be set into the ground so animals cannot dig under it, with no barbed wire where children play. One generous donor has given the full cost.
A high school, so graduating 8th graders can keep going.
The first step is one building of four classrooms, quoted at $76,815 in September 2026 by the contractor who drilled the school's well. The master plan has room for more as the graduates fill them. A chain-link fence around the heart of the campus, about 12 acres of classrooms, schoolyard and the students' garden, will keep goats and cattle off the school grounds. It is fully funded, thanks to one generous donor. The campus master plan, drawn in 2021, places today's primary school at its western edge, with room for everything that comes next.
We are always open to finding better pricing, and to partnering with any other ministry willing to help bless the children of South Sudan.
Rock City Medical Centre, Juba.
The Rock City Medical Centre project was started to meet the medical and health needs of a city and a country ravaged by chronic civil wars. South Sudan is the world's newest nation, about 12 million people, emerging from more than fifty years of conflict: civil wars from 1955 to 1972 and from 1983 to 2005, independence in 2011, and a further civil war from 2013 until a 2018 peace agreement, with unrest continuing in places. Infrastructure was destroyed and millions were displaced, many to Juba. Most parts of the capital still lack basic health and medical services.
The government-led health system alone cannot meet the need; the private and faith-based sector can help bridge the divide. Rock City Medical Centre intends to add tangible value in the Rock City residential area of Juba, where services are still lacking even after the return of relative peace. Supporters are welcome.
See Timothy School for yourself.
Hear it from Dr. Alex, the community and the students themselves.
Timothy Primary School: Dr. Alex Bolek, community leaders and students speak (wiLearn 4 Life, December 2022, 57 minutes)
The full film of a community gathering at the school. Dr. Alex speaks for the first 24 minutes; then the area chief, the parents’ association, the school pastor, a community elder and a student representative each share what the school means to Mundari Bura.
A word from Dr. Alex: why Timothy School needs a fence (2025, 2 minutes)
Standing in the school compound, Dr. Alex Bolek thanks Kids in Crisis supporters for years of prayer and giving, then points to the school’s biggest need. With no fence, animals and passers-by wander through the grounds during lessons, distracting the children and their teachers. A fence, he says, would make it a true place of learning. Today the fence is fully funded, thanks to one generous donor. See the fence project
A word from Dr. Alex: why Mundari Bura needs a high school (2025, 2 minutes)
More than 30 students have finished Timothy School, but to go on to high school they must leave Mundari Bura for Juba or other towns, tens or hundreds of kilometers away. Some are already married with children of their own and cannot leave. A foundation stone was laid in 2019, and Dr. Alex asks supporters to help build the high school beside the primary school. See the high school project
Mundari Bura in pictures.
The students, the water, the classrooms, the treacherous road from Juba that becomes impassable in the rainy season, and the leftovers of war. Tap any photo to see it large.
Four red roofs and 897 acres.
The gold line is the school's land as the county surveyed it in March 2025: about 897 acres, gifted by the community of Mundari Bura, with the Terekeka–Tindilo–Tali road along its northern edge. Timothy School sits near the northwest corner. Zoom in to see the office block and three classroom blocks around their courtyard, every brick of them trucked more than 100 miles from Juba.
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