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Who We Are • What We Do
Diaspora Skills Transfer Program for Southern
Sudan
The Diaspora Skills Transfer Program for Southern
Sudan is being implemented by the Academy for
Educational Development (AED) under the FORECAST contract from the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address critical
shortages in areas of health and education. The program enables skilled,
experienced and educated Southern Sudanese living outside the region to
return on a volunteer basis to assist with developing human skills and
institutional capacities in health and education sectors. The transfer of
skills and the development of linkages with the region provides sustainable
support for reconstruction in the region and reconnection with those outside Southern
Sudan. AED is subcontracting with the International
Executive Service Corps (IESC), which helps in the recruitment of volunteers
through its Sudanese North American Diaspora Database (SNADD).
Working closely with Diaspora organizations and others
interested in supporting the reconstruction of Southern Sudan, AED identifies potential
volunteers throughout the Southern Sudanese Diaspora communities. Since
February 2006, AED has sent over 77 volunteers to 25 locations in Southern Sudan and the transition
areas of Southern Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan.
While the Diaspora Program is scheduled to end in March 2007, a
limited number of volunteer placements may be available in January and
February 2007. AED will continue to accept and place applications on file for
potential future assignments, should the program be continued.
For more
information, please follow the links below.
Diaspora Volunteer Program
Frequently Asked Questions
Program Volunteer Alumni
Visitation Assessment Team
For questions about the Diaspora Program, please
contact:
Carolyn Garber, Project Manager
Diaspora Skills Transfer Program for Southern
Sudan
Academy for Educational Development
1825 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20009
cgarber@aed.org
John Thon Majok, Project Associate
Diaspora Skills Transfer Program for Southern
Sudan
Academy for Educational Development
1825 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, D.C
20009
jmajok@aed.org
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