"100 children die of hunger-related diseases every single minute in Jonglei. Save a starving child, donate a dollar!"

"Four million people will starve to death in South Sudan in the next one week. Reverse the situation: donate a dime!"

"A million people have lost sight to trachoma in Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria and another million is at risk. Help! Donate now! Every penny counts!"

"No one has toes anymore in Warrap; an army of jiggers have eaten them up. Help stop the spread to the neighboring states, donate now! Send your donations to 12345......"

"UN needs 3 trillion dollars for its overall operations in South Sudan this year!"

Those are some of the horrifying stories that frequently make headlines on local TV and FM stations and in newspapers in Europe and the Americas. The alarming headlines are backed up by eloquent young attractive women who claim to have just returned from the world's newest country. They tell untold testimonies about the alleged dire conditions on the ground:

"You're not going to believe what I am about to say: I went to some area deep in Eastern Equatoria. As most parts of the country are impassable by road, we trekked. We negotiated a footpath through thick forests and valleys and rivers for days. On the fifth day, we bumped into this village. The village is inhabited by pastoralists. In this community of about 1000 people, only seven have sight. Just seven people! The rest are blind! Thanks to trachoma," tinged a female voice on radio recently.

Another visiting NGO agent, a middle-aged woman spoke on a national TV: "In a place called Akobo, women told us of how they go for days without food. They eke out the little food they gather during poor harvests. I saw them with my own eyes, eating grass like goats! They have turned into herbivorous. The situation is really bad. They need urgent help."

A number of groups of 'humanitarian' souls move from door to door, city to city - campaigning, generating money by showing graphic photos of hungry skeletal elderly people; photos of Dinka, Nuer and Murle children with swollen limbs and stomachs. They tell and tell and tell the same horrible stories about South Sudanese people in the media in their insatiable quest to win philanthropists. They target filthy rich businesspeople and celebrities. Touched by such stories, the generous rich Whites pour billions of dollars into the accounts.