INTRODUCTION OF US
Jemma Nunu Kumba Foundation
The President of the Republic of South Sudan, H. E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit once had passed his sincere thanks and congratulatory message to all the women of South Sudan and he said “You know that women had made enormous contributions in the liberation struggle. Their immense contributions to the birth of this nation are beyond any measurement. They are architects of our history and for clearing the way for future generations to live in a more equitable society. As government, we will do whatever we can within our capacity and power to make sure that they get the opportunities to realize their dreams and utilize their potentials at any level”.
Women are peace loving people. Peace can only last when women are also involved, that is why they are important in leadership roles in South Sudan. South Sudanese women have also made a lot of contributions in our society. They have participated a lot in the struggle of our people. They have made significant sacrifices; one of these women who we all proud of is the current Right Honorabel Speaker, Jemma Nunu Kumba.
1983
- Comrade Jemma has been an SPLM member since its inception in 1983 and was an active member from within the student’s movement since she was a high school student at Juba Day Secondary School.
1991
- In 1991, Comrade Jemma left Khartoum with her two little daughters, aged 2.5 and 1 respectively and effectively joined her husband in the Kidepo Valley, one of the SPLM/A liberated areas by then.
1994
- Between 1994 and 1996, she served as a relief coordinator in the New Sudan Council of Churches in the SPLM/A liberated areas in Equatoria, Upper Nile Regions including Nuba mountains.
1997
- In 1997, she worked as the women and youth program desk officer for the New Sudan Council of Churches in Nairobi, Kenya
1999
- From 1999 to 2002, Comrade Jemma joined the University of Namibia, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration and Political Science.
2002
- In 2002, she was appointed by the late Chairman of the SPLM, Dr. John Garang de Mabior as one of SPLM peace negotiators in Machakos and Naivasha, Kenya.
2003
- From 2003 to 2005, Comrade Jemma was a gender advisor for Christian Aid, Southern Sudan Program, a United Kingdom-based organization in Nairobi, Kenya.
2005
- In December 2005, Comrade Jemma was nominated to represent Sudan as one of the five members of Sudanese parliamentarians to the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, and also served as the head of this delegation. She was also the first Southern Sudanese woman to be at Pan-African Parliament (PAP), where she also served as a member of the Committee for Co-operation, International Relations and Conflict Resolution.
2006
- In January, 2006, she attended a training program on Women and Public Policy at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston, USA.
2007
- In February 2007, she participated in the first International Women Parliament Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, which brought together very high profile and prominent women from all over the world, including the former Liberian President H. E. Hellen Johnson Sirleaf and the wife of Tony Blair, female speakers and Senators.
2008
- In 2008, she was appointed governor of Western Equatoria State and was the first and only female governor in Southern Sudan and the whole of Sudan after the CPA and thereafter became the state SPLM Chairperson in Western Equatoria State.
2011
- On August 26, 2011 Hon. Jemma was reappointed as the Minister of Housing and Physical Planning in the New Republic of South Sudan.
2012
- On January 9, 2012 Comrade Jemma was appointed as a member of the National Constitution Review Commission (NCRC).
2015
- In 2015 after the signing of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflicts in South Sudan, Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba, was appointed as the Minister of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism.
2018
- In 2018 Comrade Jemma was appointed of Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare.
2019
- In 2019 After the signing of the R-ARCSS, Comrade Jemma was appointed as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
2021
- On 23rd July, 2021, Comrade Jemma was nominated by the SPLM Leadership as SPLM Candidate for the position of the Speaker of the Revitalized Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA).
2005 - 2021
- It is very important to also mention here that prior to her current position, Rt. Hon. Comrade Jemma Nunu Kumba was appointed and seved as SPLM Acting Secretary General from November 2015 to August 2021.
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