I hold a position of a research associate at Workshop in
Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana. I earned a Ph. D. in Higher Education, School of Education, Indiana
University. I taught at both elementary and secondary schools in Sudan and
United States. My area of interest is social and justice issues, and my recent
work is in gender and conflict in Africa. My book, Making
Peace & Nurturing Life : A Memoir of an African Woman About a Journey
of Struggle and Hope, was published in 2003. I was born in Akot, a
small town 30 miles east of Rumbek town in Lake Region, South Sudan. I came to
the United States as a refugee where I founded the South Sudan Friends
International (SSFI), an advocacy and technical assistance organization that
supports grassroots communities in self-help and reconciliation projects. I am a
mother of five, three boys and two girls and now a resident of the United
States. I speak Dinka, Nuer, Arabic and English.
SSFI's mission is to share the love of Jesus Christ with the people
of southern Sudan in a way that leads them towards peaceful
and self-reliant living from the grassroots level, so that available
resources will meet the needs of their communities.
I hold a position of a research associate at Workshop in
Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana. I earned a Ph. D. in Higher Education, School of Education, Indiana
University. I taught at both elementary and secondary schools in Sudan and
United States. My area of interest is social and justice issues, and my recent
work is in gender and conflict in Africa. My book, 