Eighteen Sudanese non-governmental organizations NGOs met in Rochester, NY on September 20-21. Developed over the last four to five years by groups who came as "The Lost Boys of Sudan," the intention of the meeting was to form an alliance to create a unified program to deliver clean water, medical facilities, schools and agricultural development projects to war-torn Southern Sudan. Among the leaders of this group are John Dau ("God Grew Tired of Us"), Salva Dut ("Water for Sudan"), Aduie de Riak (New Sudan Education Initiative) and Valantino Achak Deng ("What is the What"). Currently the combined work of the eighteen NGOs is impacting about a quarter of a million people in southern Sudan. It is their vision that the combined and coordinate the efforts of all the NGOs to assist the Government of Southern Sudan and the communities to re-establish and transform themselves into self-sufficient societies that will thrive and live in peace. Fr. Jerry Drino was elected as the chairman of the executive committee.
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See also the Organizational Roster and the Hope of Sudan Mission Core Values Statement.
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