By Deng Ghai Deng
The Chief Administrator of Ruweng Administrative Area, Tiob De Monyuak De Derin, has appealed to the donor community for urgent support to assist more than 130 Ambororo pastoralist families seeking refuge in Jamjang and Pamiir.
Speaking during a celebration of World Food Day on Friday in Pariang, Tiob said the families are currently facing dire conditions, lacking food, shelter, and medical care.
“The 137 families that have come and found shelter in Jamjang and Pamiir are suffering immensely. I urge the donor community to help me develop a concept paper and fund a small initiative aimed at restoring the livelihoods of the Ambororo people who have taken shelter here,” Tiob stated.
The Ambororo are an Indigenous nomadic community originally from West Africa, known for their migratory lifestyle across borders in search of grazing land and water. Their belief system emphasizes the notion that the Earth belongs to all, which transcends national boundaries.
Tiob’s appeal underscores the pressing need for humanitarian assistance to support these vulnerable communities who were displaced by War in Sudan.
The Ambororo is a nomadic community that travels around with their cattle.
In South Sudan, they have mainly been roaming in Western Equatoria and parts of Central Equatoria States.
They have also been in DRC, Niger and Central African Republic; they are often involved in resource disputes with the host communities over access to water and grazing land.