John Dau Foundation
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Founder | John Dau |
| Type | International Health Charity |
| Focus | Health, HIV, Maternal Health |
| Location |
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| Origins | Lost Boys of Sudan |
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Area served
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South Sudan |
| Method | Healthcare |
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Key people
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President John Dau |
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Employees
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15 |
| Slogan | Transforming Healthcare in South Sudan |
| Website | www.johndaufoundation.org |
The John Dau Foundation (JDF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that was established in July 2007 to develop health facilities that currently do not exist for most of the populations of Duk, Twic East and Bor South Counties in the State of Jonglei in South Sudan. Its mission is to "transform healthcare in South Sudan." Currently, the organization’s primary focus is on funding and overseeing the Duk Lost Boys Clinic. The Duk Lost Boys Clinic specializes in the treatment of diseases such as guinea worm disease, malaria, chicken pox, diarrhea, malnourishment, bilharzias, h-worm, kalazar; the immunization of other diseases; and the provision of maternity services. The Foundation is headquartered in Syracuse, New York.
John Dau also known as Dhieu Deng Leek is the founder and president of the John Dau Foundation. Dau is a survivor of the civil war in South Sudan and part of the exodus of the Lost Boys of Sudan who were forced to flee their families and homeland. Dau was featured in the award-winning documentary God Grew Tired of Us in 2006 which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
The John Dau Foundation is governed by a ten-member Board of Directors that is headed by Bill Coplin, Director of the Public Affairs Department at Syracuse University. The organization’s Board of Advisors is made up of 15 members and includes Lopez Lomong, the Sudanese-born track and field athlete who carried the U.S. flag in the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He announced his support for JDF in September 2008 and shortly thereafter became a member of the organization’s Board of Advisors.
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