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Uplift * Educate * Enrich * Empower * Connect * Preserve
Southern Sudan Fellowship is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to improve the lives of Sudanese families in North Carolina through education, enrichment, cultural exchange, and collaboration with organizations and individuals in our North Carolina communities and to provide educational and humanitarian assistance to the people of the Southern Sudan.
History
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.
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.
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Thousands of Sudanese refugees have been resettled in the United States by government agencies, churches, and organizations. Resettlement programs necessarily focus on housing, employment, English-as-a-Second-Language, and other immediate needs such as health and education.
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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.
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In addition, SSF is committed to relieving poverty, suffering, and educational disparities among the people of the Southern Sudan. Our focus in the Southern Sudan is on the building and support of primary schools for the education of the children of the Southern Sudan.
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This is the two-fold focus of SSF: to improve conditions for our families here in our new home AND to reach back to help those in the Southern Sudan - the success of our efforts in each area is intertwined.
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Our Goals
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Create opportunities that support and promote the health, education, and advancement of Sudanese families in North Carolina communities.
Raise the level of awareness among Sudanese immigrants about issues important to their adjustment in their new environment.
Preserve and maintain Sudanese culture and social values within the Sudanese community with special focus on imparting such knowledge to Sudanese youth.
Promote understanding and cooperation between Sudanese immigrants and refugees and the communities in which they live.
Provide educational and humanitarian assistance to the people of the Southern Sudan.
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