Kongor Student Association (KSA)

Kongor Students Association (KSA) was formed in 1998 by Kongor students in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The KSA was formed to help bring together Kongor youth so that they could work together to improve their academic performances.

The KSA started by providing after school classes run by senior students. The Kongor community in Kakuma contributed money that was used to buy books that were shared among the members. Later on the KSA set up clubs such as writers club, debate club, drama club, sports club, spiritual club, and the social forum. The KSA worked hard to come up with a learning centre in Kakuma in the form of a library.

From about the end of the 1990s KSA members started arriving in Australia and in 2003 the KSA held the first ever conference of its kind by any Sudanese organisation in Australia. KSA members affirmed their committment to the KSA and made necessary changes that included the renaming of the KSA into Kongor Students Association of Australia (KSAA).

Aims and objectives of the KSAA

• promote education and capacity building in the community
• support and promote settlement and integration of its members into the broader Australian community
• raise funding for development projects in Sudan particularly Kongor

Vision statement

The KSAA visualises its members as educated, empowered and self reliant young people who integrate well into the Australian community and become useful members of the Australian community contributing to bring peace, harmony and prosperity to Australia and yet still contribute actively to bring peace and development to Sudan through education and empowerment of the Sudanese people.

Mission statement

The mission of the KSAA is to promote education, settlement and cultural integration of its members in Australia and raise funds for supporting education and develoment in Sudan particularly in Kongor.

Organisation

KSAA National committee is charged with the duty of formulating policies for the organisation. It is the organ that is trusted with seeing to it that the KSAA achieves it aims and objectives and realise its vision. Members of this committee are elected by the general assembly after every two years. The states are run under the state committees headed by state representatives. The general assembly meets at least once a year.

Funding

So far all the KSAA funding comes from membership contributions and donations from members. Fund raising activities are organised from time to time.

Activities

• Annual conferences
• Meetings
• Fund raising activities
• Engaging the wider community
• Free tutorial from time to time
• Loan program (not running at the present time)
• Working with settlement service providers
• training members
• others

Welcome to the Kongor Student Association site.

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