Sudan Sunrise

Objectives and Priorities

2015
Mission Focus: Reconciliation
- Objective: Partner with at least 2 groups on events or initiatives that foster reconciliation for Sudanese and/or South Sudanese, whether across religions, tribes, or other grouping. (Examples: Jonglei Peace Initiative, Annual Nuba Day)
- Objective: Fundraise, plan, and gain approval for second Reconciliation Church project.
Mission Focus: Education
- Objective: Deliver 28,000 donated US textbooks to South Sudan.
- Objective: Provide funding for guarding and preparing World Food Programme school lunches at 4 schools, serving approximately 2000 students.
- Objective: Identify 5th school to receive aid in school lunch program.
Mission Focus: Community Building
- Objective: Support one project that fills a community need for basic necessities such as food, water, shelter, or safety, or that provides community resources such as media access. (Examples: well in Shirikat, Daniel Deng's radio station, Small World News)
- Objective: Partner with Nuba Youth, or other comparable organization, to supply necessary resources to an identified population in Sudan or South Sudan.

2016
Mission Focus: Reconciliation
- Objective: Partner with at least 2 groups on events or initiatives that foster reconciliation for Sudanese and/or South Sudanese, whether across religions, tribes, or other grouping. (Examples: Jonglei Peace Initiative, Annual Nuba Day)
- Objective: Complete construction of second Reconciliation Church, with Muslims leading construction efforts.
Mission Focus: Education
- Objective: Deliver 28,000 donated US textbooks to South Sudan.
- Objective: Provide funding for guarding and preparing World Food Program school lunches at 5 schools, serving approximately 3000 students.
Mission Focus: Community Building
- Objective: Support one project that fills a community need for basic necessities such as food and water

2022
Mission Focus: Reconciliation
-Objective: Partner with the former president of Kush State to deliver moringa seeds to both Christians and Muslims.
- Objective: Deliver additional seeds to help with the famine that is plaguing South Sudan.
- Objective: Continue to support both the Manute Bol School and the Future Generation School in their efforts to add additional classrooms and feed currently enrolled students.

For the period 2020-2022, we will be distributing seeds all over South Sudan as well as education people on the benefits of the Moringa tree.

Our staff will utilize various professional development opportunities offered by Blackbaud and other organizations.

In addition, we will enhance regular communication with representatives in the field in Africa and support annual trips by at least one staff representative to the field.

Our organization has strong credibility in the Sudanese community, along with a solid reputation in the United States. Under the capable leadership of our Board, we have developed several important partnerships both nationally and internationally.

We hold a valid OFAC license, and have proven our ability to serve as fiscal sponsors on grants in country.

We have received endorsements from the late Manute Bol, former President George Bush, and George Stephanopoulos.

Weaknesses we would like to address in the near future:
Social media presence
Monitoring capacity
Fiscal procedures manual
Small staff
Lack of capacity to absorb volunteers
Marketing
Lack of crowd funding
Inconsistent presence in DC
Website
Succession planning

Opportunities for development:
Interns
Volunteers
Jonglei state
National Council for International Visitors
Sudanese-American community
Books from US school systems switching to electronic texts
Local dinners/networking
10th Anniversary: A Decade of Service