About Us

Lou Nuer location : (LOU) is a land occupied by people known as Lou Nuer. It is geographically located in the Heartland of Upper Nile region in the center of Nuer Society toward East of Jonglei State in South Sudan, on the horn of Africa. Lou Nuer section is bordered with other Nuer sections and various Sudanese tribes in the South. It bordered with Nuer Gawaar of Ayod from the West, Dinka Bor from the Southwest, Murle from the South, Anyuak from the East, Jikany Nuer from the Northeast, Dinka Ngok and Luach from the Northwest

Lou Nuer is one of the largest sections in the Nuer society with population of proximately 1.5 million persons inhabited the area known as Bieh State. Bieh is a name originated from the emerging days of Ngundeng Bong, the greatest prophet of Nuer people in Southern Soudan. Bieh in Nuer language means, the shrine or a holy place where all sections of Nuer tribe including none Nuers from all walk of life came periodically to warship Ngundeng Bong during the 18th century. Due to the war related and the natural causes of death, the population of Lou Nuer has slightly decreased; but yet, Lou Nuer still maintains the majority section in the Nuer society.

Finally, the founders of the Lou Nuer community Development International are to be honored by the entire community for starting such a great organization with bare hands and now, the community is being supported by more than 400 members in the United States of America, with an estimate of 250 members from Canada, about 110 members from Australia, and thousands of people in Africa. In October 2008, the community had successfully completed its very first rare mission by transporting a vulnerable member back to South Sudan