ASAH is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to sheltering and educating orphan girls in the Republic of South Sudan by caring for their basic needs, enabling their attendance in school and tutoring them, teaching practical life skills, and protecting them from forced marriage at puberty.

In December 2011, Deb Dawson returns to Duk Payuel, Jonglei State, Republic of South Sudan to oversee the final construction of the water and electrical work for toilets, showers, sinks, and lights. The 11 girls who started in our after-school program last July are anxious to move into the ASAH Home and School for Girls in January when construction is complete. Our goal is to nurture, feed, clothe, and educate these girls through secondary school, protecting them from forced marriages at puberty, giving them an opportunity to contribute to their communities through meaningful work, and allowing them to delay marriage and childbearing until a time of their choice. In South Sudan, a baby girl born today is more likely to die in childbirth than to graduate from primary school. ASAH provides 100% of the support for nine Sudanese orphans from Kakuma refugee camp (originally from Jonglei State, Southern Sudan) in Kenyan boarding schools.

ASAH Home and School for Girls