Nuer Community Development Services

Nuer Community Development Services (NCDS) is a community-based nonprofit organization that seeks to organize and engage Nuer people throughout the United States. NCDS strives to promote education, professional development, and connect community members with available resources in their states. NCDS work to achieve the following objectives:

• Advocate for sustainable peace, development, and social progress among Nuer people globally 

• To promote and teach Nuer culture and language 

• Work to promote social justice, gender equality, advocating for social progress (e.g., educating community about danger of forced marriages of Nuer girls, gender bias and violent), provide education resources to combat illiteracy, food scarcity, poverty, and mental health education. 

• Work with health professional to translate and disseminate health education in Nuer language.

• Provide scholarships for the purpose of encouraging education for Nuer children here and in Africa.