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Our Mission in South Sudan

Program Overview

In 2011, DMI Sisters extended their mission to South Sudan, responding to a call from the Archbishop of Juba to serve war-torn communities and help rebuild lives with dignity and hope. Since then, DMI has been actively working in the dioceses of Juba, Wau, Rumbek, and Malakal, implementing transformative programs that touch thousands of lives each year.

Transforming Lives in a Post-Conflict Nation

The Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI) implement a comprehensive mission in South Sudan through five interrelated programs. Each program addresses the urgent needs of post-conflict communities, focusing on both emergency response and long-term development. Our programs aim to empower individuals, promote dignity, and build peaceful, resilient communities.

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Country Objectives

  • Our Country Program Objectives (2021–2025) are focused on rebuilding lives, strengthening communities, and promoting human dignity.
1. Enhance Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods
  • Improve agricultural productivity and food availability through training, inputs, and sustainable farming practices
  • Organize and strengthen farmer groups and cooperatives
  • Increase income-generating opportunities for poor and landless families
2. Promote Access to Education and Employable Skills
  • Expand access to quality primary education for children in remote and marginalized areas
  • Provide vocational training and life skills to unemployed youth and vulnerable women
  • Build local teaching capacity and improve school infrastructure
3. Empower Women and Promote Gender Equality
  • Strengthen women's leadership and financial independence through self-help groups and VSLAs
  • Prevent gender-based violence and early marriage through advocacy, protection committees, and legal support
  • Rehabilitate and reintegrate GBV survivors through counseling, training, and support networks
4. Deliver Humanitarian Relief and Build Community Resilience
  • Provide emergency relief (food, shelter, hygiene kits) during crises and natural disasters
  • Support internally displaced persons (IDPs) through safe housing, psychosocial services, and reintegration programs
  • Build local resilience through disaster risk reduction, community mobilization, and peacebuilding initiatives
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Major Programs

This program addresses food scarcity and poverty by equipping smallholder farmers with resources and training for sustainable agricultural production and income generation.

This program includes:
  • Formation of farmer groups and training in modern techniques
  • Provision of quality seeds, tools, and extension services
  • Expansion of cultivated land for group and household farms
  • Promotion of kitchen gardening and agri-business
Highlight:
  • 9,720 farmers organized into 180 farmer associations, with 1,887 acres cultivated, benefiting 2,183 households across four locations.
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This program focuses on improving access to quality education for children and equipping youth and women with practical vocational skills for employment and entrepreneurship. EVT program includes,

  • Construction and operation of community primary schools
  • Vocational training in tailoring, agriculture, mechanics, ICT, etc.
  • Teacher training and curriculum development
  • Menstrual hygiene education and distribution of dignity kits
Highlight:
  • 7,500+ children enrolled in schools, 850 youth trained in trades, and 80 local teachers certified. Over 250 adolescent girls supported with dignity kits to promote hygiene and school retention.
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This program empowers women as key agents of community transformation by building their economic capacity, leadership skills, and resilience against gender-based violence. WEGE program includes..,

  • Formation of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs)
  • Capacity-building in business and entrepreneurship
  • Establishment of Women Protection Committees (WPCs)
  • Counseling, skills training, and medical aid for GBV survivors
Highlights:
  • 15,000 women engaged in 140+ VSLAs; 260 GBV survivors supported with care, training, and reintegration into their communities.
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This life-saving program supports internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and disaster-affected communities through emergency relief, shelter, and long-term reintegration. HADR includes..,

  • Distribution of food, non-food items, and hygiene kits
  • Construction of safe, permanent housing for IDPs
  • Health and nutrition camps, disease prevention education
  • Psychosocial support and reintegration programs for IDPs
Highlights:
  • 9,500+ households received emergency relief; 25 permanent homes built for displaced families in Kapuri village; 15,000+ people benefited from health services and counseling.

Under the 2021–2025 Strategic Plan, DMI continues to walk alongside the people of South Sudan to foster peace, dignity, and sustainable development. Our mission is powered by God’s grace, donor solidarity, and a deep commitment to the Gospel values of service and compassion.

  • Our work is made possible through partnerships with FAO, WFP, UNICEF, CARITAS Germany, Misereor, Norwegian Church Aid, JICA, CAFOD, and other generous donors.