SOUTHERN SUDAN FELLOWSHIP

“The Southern Sudan Fellowship Way is the light that shines in each one of us –spirit that says when you see the smiling faces of little Dinka girls and boys wearing blue and white school uniforms and attending school in an actual school building (and not under a tree), that is a very good thing. It’s a spirit that doesn’t let us walk away.”

Southern Sudan Fellowship (SSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2002 by Sudanese-Americans who were resettled as refugees in Raleigh, North Carolina. Led by Abraham Lueth, SSF grew out of the desire to help the children of the Southern Sudan recover from the devastating effects of the brutal ethnic war that began in 1983 between Muslims in the North and non-Muslims in the South.

The focus of SSF is two-fold: to improve conditions for Sudanese-American families here in their new home AND to reach back to help those in the Southern Sudan. The organization fulfills its mission through relationship building and education, making it an ideal partner for Friends Unite. Through its clear focus and collaborative efforts, SSF is strengthening communities and changing lives for the better, both in North Carolina and in the Southern Sudan.

Thousands of Sudanese refugees have been resettled in the United States by government agencies, churches and organizations. SSF seeks to improve the well-being and adjustment of Sudanese families in North Carolina through effective use of existing community resources, increased civic and social participation, leadership development, education and enrichment, and preservation of Sudanese cultural heritage and social values.

In addition, SSF is committed to relieving poverty, suffering and educational disparities among the people of the Southern Sudan. The organization’s focus in the Southern Sudan is on the building and supporting of primary and secondary schools for the education of the region’s children.

Shortly after SSF’s inception, the organization successfully partnered with Raleigh, North Carolina-based Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church to build the Maleng-Agok School, now serving 825 students in Southern Sudan. The school has become a model for primary schools throughout the country. In addition to continued supportive efforts for the Maleng-Agok School, SSF is working to build a secondary school for girls in the Southern Sudan Village of Akot. To learn more about these projects and how you can get involved, visit the project links in the box on the left.

www.ssfus.org