By Majur Deng Nhial Course: Challenges in Project Management Instructor: Sean Milligan Project and Program Management Brandies University, Graduate Professional Studies We view with awe a release of power on this scale. We know that this power is greater than that of our species — nature holds us in its hands. We may be able to mitigate some of the consequences; in some cases, we may be able to give advance warning of the threat; but we are not in control; the tsunami has demonstrated this … [Read more...]
2019 Bor Community Election Announcement!
The office of the Board of directors for Bor Community Development Association Inc., in USA is formally inviting all candidates interested in running for the chairperson’s position in the next year’s election to declare their candidacies. A potential candidate will need to declare his/her intention to run for the office by the following deadlines: By October 31, 2018, a candidate must send an electronic message to the board to confirm his/her candidacy for the position of the chairperson … [Read more...]
Environmental and Public Health Catastrophe in the South Sudan Oilfields: Oil, Wealth, and Health
Bior K. Bior “If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.”~ Dr. Peter Singer Introduction Like the history of the country itself, the history of oil exploration in South Sudan is littered with contradictions. The first international oil giant to venture into the Sudan in search of oil was an American oil company called Chevron in 1974, just barely two years after the … [Read more...]
Subject: Thank you letter to all our supporters for successful fundraiser occasion
Dear relatives and friends, With great pleasure and giggling cheerfulness, we cordially greet you once again with your families around the world. On behave of Koch Community members and its leadership in USA; we would like to precise our thankfulness to those who turnout and amalgamated together with their enthusiastic support to make our fundraiser proceed successfully. Koch Community desire to express her gratitude for your help in supporting our projects to build church, clinic and primary … [Read more...]
Adol Community in the United States Fundraiser Event.
Nyiel Dot Duoi, Chairman of Adol Fundraising day: July 8/2018 Dear Members, friends, and entire Bor Community across the globe. On my behalf and on behalf of Adol Community in the United States, as a friend, I invite you to attend our annual fundraising in a great city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota in July 7-8/ 2018. Our theme of the fundraising is aid to build health clinic and sustain our already build school in Panpandiar. We have already build school on our own and now we need your help to … [Read more...]
Deer Community Fundraiser Event in Sioux Falls, SD on March 31st, 2018
Subject: Deer Community Fundraiser Event in Sioux Falls, SD on March 31st, 2018 Dear Relatives and Friends, Greetings and salutations to you and your family. On behalf of Deer Community leadership in USA under Chairman Riak Garang Mach, Vice-Chairman Makuei Abuot Ayen and General Secretary Deng Marial Deng, we invite you to our first ever fundraiser event which is scheduled for March 31st, 2018 in Sioux Falls, SD. As you know, helping our people back home in … [Read more...]
Bor County Development Association, Inc. Annual Conference on Memorial Weekend 2018 in Dallas, Texas
Dear Community Members, In accordance with the Bylaws of BORCDA, the organization that the Bor Community -USA runs, has a mandate of carrying out the Annual Meeting. It is always held on the Memorial Weekend yearly; therefore, on behalf of the community, the leadership is hereby officially announcing the meeting of Bor County Development Association Inc. Annual Conference to be hosted on Saturday, May 26 to Sunday, May 27, 2018 in Dallas, Texas over the Memorial Weekend. Under the leadership … [Read more...]
Deer Community Fundraiser.
Announcement! Dear Deer Community members and Friends, We are honored to invite all of you worldwide, Bor community members in the US and Canada to attend Deer Fundraiser in Sioux Fall, South Dakota on 03-31, 2018. The office would like to thanks, South Dakota Bor community office under the leadership of Lual Jool Areech for accepting to host Deer fundraiser in the State of South Dakota. With this piece of information, more updates are still to come later next year on procedural … [Read more...]
Declaration of Athooc Association
Formed on October 15, 2016 at Louisville Kentucky U.S.A, Athooc association is not-for-profit organization operating mainly in U.S and world at large. Like many other developmental organizations established in U.S and other parts of the world, Athooc association is a socio-economic community development and think tank that meant to provide space and forum where members debate, discuss, conduct and facilitate research and training on socio-economic development issues in the Athooc areas, and make … [Read more...]
In South Sudan, It’s Hard to Tell the Soldiers From the Criminals
Nick Turse The Intercept Ding Col Dau Ding was successful, handsome, and fit. Born in Britain, he was an avid soccer player as a boy. As a man, he was a generous physician with an urge to give back to his ancestral homeland. One thing he wasn’t was murdered. At least, that’s the official position of the office of South Sudan’s president. This is not to say Ding is alive. He died on October 27, 2015, late at night, in his home. When I visited his grave earlier this year, it was decorated … [Read more...]