starting from scratch

In Southern Sudan, New Nation Begins 'From Scratch'

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:01pm

The people of Southern Sudan have voted to secede from the north in July. Now comes the hard part: building a new state after decades of war.

The U.S. and other countries are helping. But with little infrastructure, "they are ... starting from scratch in many ways," aid worker Bill Hammink says.

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