Welcome to Longechuk Community Association. We glad you visit with us. Please help us grow LCA. The people of Sudan suffered through more than two decades of civil war before a fragile peace agreement was reached in 2005 between the North and South Sudan. When the peace was signed, people were repatriated from the refugees camps back to their home communities with bare hands. They have to start rebuilding from the scratches. They have lost their homes and personal belongs during the civil war. Longechuk Community members in the United States were so compassionate to answer that call. Since 2006, LCA has been helping the people of Longechuk County in Southern Sudan providing sanitation and clean water, agriculture assistance, education for children and adults, health awareness, and vocational training programs.

  • Longechuk and Maiwut Deacons Women Group singing a song during the South Sudanese union of Churches

  • Elder Chop Chotper speaks to the audience during the 2010 Longechuk Community Association Annual conference, with the camera man Reat Kuany Mer standing shooting video.

  • Longechuk Community Association members quiet and looking on overhead presentations presented by the LCA leadership.

  • Longechuk Community Association members were looking on and listening to the speakers during 2010 Longechuk Community Annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska.

  • Longechuk Leadership posts a group photo during their inauguration in Omaha, Nebraska November 2009

Our Work

In 2010, Longechuk community Association held its first annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The conference discuss varies issues from South Sudan referendum, development, and what Longechuk community in the United States should do to help if the people of Southern Sudan chose to separate from the North. The community discussed which project needs to be launch after the referendum. The project launch was put on hold until the 2nd annual conference took place in 2011.

7/24/2010, Longechuk County citizens in Southern Sudan packed the local airport to receive their new county commissioner Stephen Kueth Gach accompanied by the Upper Nile State Minister of local government and law enforcement James Ruach Kuon. The citizens were so happy celebrating the coming of the new commissioner. Stephen Gach earned his Bachelor and a Master’s degree from Canada. Because of the suffering of the South Sudanese people, Stephen Gach left his family in Canada to help his people back home. Last year he was appointed Longechuk county Commissioner by his Excellency 1st Lt. General, President of the Government of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit. The commissioner bowed to work hand in hand with local communities and called on the longechuk community Diasporas to do their best to help with the nation building. To see the coming of Longechuk County commissioner, you can scroll to the videos link in the category section and click the video.

   
LCA Women Group Photo

The Longechuk community Association Women Group with their friends from  the sister county Maiwut Community supporters pledging their donation during the Longechuk Community fundraising.  On the left awaiting her turn to speak, Longechuk Community Association Nebraska state treasurer Nyayop Tongyik Puony and on her right Rochel Nyayop Dak Lampuor giving speech to thank Maiwut County supporters who pledged donations to Longechuk Community Association fundraising March 19, 2010. The entire Longechuk Community Association members appreciate the generous gifts Maiwut Community pledged.