AMA South Sudan

Assistance Mission for Africa (AMA) is a Christian based nongovernmental organization with registration with both South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation commission (RRC) and with ministry of culture and social services as community organization in Nairobi Kenya. AMA has a board of directors with international outlook constituted in the year 2002. The board meets twice in a year to plan and innovate, Organize and configure, Implement and realize, and execute goals of AMA. Assistance Mission for Africa (AMA) is committed facilitating the communities to determine their own development and self determination. It seeks to secure their rights to dignified lives. This will be done through, Capacity building, citizenry participation,lobbying and advocacy, documentation, information management, livelihoods diversification and use of appropriate technologies. AMA has been working in south Sudan for the last seven years and has built a very useful experience in strategic areas of HIV Aids, advocacy and lobbying , water and sanitation development, building and construction , education, evangelism among other areas. The understanding of the local context coupled with staff from the region makes it very competitive in the region. AMA employs 99% percent national staffs who speak the language, shares in cultural values and aspirations of the communities. This enables AMA to deepen her understanding and learn from changing environment through silent listening and own analysis. There is a strong team of staff well educated willing to learn. They are very committed to the goals and values and goals of AMA. AMA is active in strategic networks and working groups in South Sudan and beyond. AMA is a chairing member of south Sudan Network for Small Arms (SSANSA), and Publish What You Pay (PWYP). A member of Citizen for Peace and Justice (CPJ) secretariat and NGO forum. This gives AMA important learning and leverage on issues of concern to the stakeholders it works with. Over time very good relations have developed with the relevant local authorities and different strata of communities like the women association, the youth and the farming and livestock keeping communities, UN and other international bodies. AMA has implemented projects and programs through both material and moral support and good will from partners and collaborators such partners include but not limited to Pact Sudan, Justice Africa, PAX ,Faith Action , OSIEA Government of unity state especially in ministry of education , NPC, South Sudan NGO Forum ,RRC.