SSCFE was founded in 2013 by South Sudanese Australian.
About SSCFE
South Sudan and its community
In 1983, the civil war between South Sudan and Sudan started causing millions of people to flee neighbouring countries and become refugees. Many migrate to Western countries, including Australia. The majority of South Sudanese who migrated to Australia arrived in the period between 2001-2005.
In 2005, an agreement was reached between the conflicting groups, allowing South Sudanese to determine their future government with a referendum. In January 2011, 99.57% voted for independence, including those in Australia. As a result, South Sudan’s independent state was born on 9 July 2011, after more than 20 years of civil war that killed 3 million innocent people.
It was a dream come true for many South Sudanese. Finally, we had our own country, where citizens could access opportunities and live in a safe environment. However, in 2013, when political disagreement surged within the ruling party, the country was again plunged into civil war. The conflict spread across South Sudan with ethnic-driven solid violence. Currently South Sudanese citizens are struggling everywhere particularly women and youth.
Therefore, SSFCE wanted to address some of the underlining issues affecting the community, such as education, healthcare, Food insecurity, youth unemployment including capacity buildings and intercommunity conflict. Building houses for abused women and children.
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