1. NSJOF
www.nsjof.org
Founder: Peter Garang Deng

3. North Sudan:
Capital: Khartoum
Geology: desert
The Red Sea holds Sudan’s
oil refineries
Official Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim
South Sudan:
Independence: July 9, 2011
10 southern states
99% voted for independence
Grassland, swamps, tropical
rain
forest and vast oil deposits,
gold and cotton.
Ethnicity: Dinka, Nuer
Religion: Animist, Christian

4. Jonglei State
August 30, 2011
Clashes between tribes
and supported militia:
3.500 displaced people
now living in the bush.
680 dead
860 wounded
208 children abducted
8,000 houses burned
250,000 homeless
Dinka tribe has been
disarmed, no longer able
to defend itself from
militia and other raiding
tribes.
Landmines from the civil Source: VOA and Sudan
war are still in the Vision, Sept 6
region.

5. born in South Sudan
Age 5: orphaned
Age 12: Moved to a refugee camp in Kenya
where he went to school
2005: Became an Adult Education Teacher
2009: Migrated to the U.S
Attended CCV and Champlain College
January 2010: Founded NSJOF
May 2011: Graduated from Champlain
College with a Business Degree

6. http://www.nsjof.org/home/
…to raise money and provide scholarships to the orphaned
children of Sudan to achieve a better life through education. To
provide funding for education, and educational services to
orphaned children in the Jonglei area of Sudan, and
surrounding areas in order to make them productive members
and future leaders of their community
♦ To develop a strong sponsorship program to build the
capacity to sponsor orphaned children to be able to go to
good affordable schools.
♦ To have at least eight to ten orphaned children sponsored
by the end of 2011.

8. ♦ Largest state in South Sudan with greatest number of
orphans.
♦ Jonglei was most affected since the Founder of SPLA/M,
Father of the new nation, is from here. Men followed him into
the bush, lost their lives and left orphans behind.
♦ Orphans lack financial support to pay school fees.
♦ Dropout rate is higher among orphans leading to a
population of street kids and early marriage among girls.
♦ Hungry and lack clothing. Many can be found naked.
♦ Health problems due to poor nutrition, poor housing and
poor health seeking behavior.

9. An assessment includes the following:
♦ Name, age, gender, and previous education.
♦ The orphan status will be verified by acquiring
information regarding when each parent passed away.
♦ Specifically where in Jonglei each applicant comes
from (i.e. region, clan, sub-clan, tribe, family).
♦ The applicant's vision of how they will use their
education, specifically a plan in which they commit to
give back to their community.

11. ♦ Select only orphans.
♦ Choose applicants from a variety of tribes, clans
and regions.
♦ Students who have previous education.
♦ Students who show potential for excelling.
♦ Choose equal number of boys and girls.
♦ Choose students who show the most interest in
improving their communities.

13. Sponsored 7 children to date:
1 boy to University in Uganda
3 boys to high school Akur Mabior, 15
1 boy and 2 girls to middle
school
Waiting Sponsorship:
Makor, 15
Makeer, 13
Akech Majok Agang, 14
http://www.nsjof.org/videos/

14. $50 each month or $1.67 a day sends one child to
boarding school in Uganda
Makor and Akech’s primary school education
costs $600/year
Makeer’s high school education costs $700/year
When you educate an orphan today, he or she will
educate another child in the future.