Introduction
UNKEA is a National organization working in Nasir County of Upper Nile State.  UNKEA was founded in 2002 by a number of citizens of Upper Nile State, with the initial purpose of fighting the deadly disease Kala azar which affects people in Upper Nile.  UNKEA’s mandate has expanded to include basic services such as primary health care, water and sanitation, education, food security, social development of youth and women; economic development; and peace building.  UNKEA is registered with GOSS/SSRRC in Juba and with state authorities in Malakal, and works in association with UN agencies, international NGOs, local authorities and community groups.  UNKEA has offices in Juba, Malakal, Torit, Nasir, and Magwi

“UNKEA shall promote an environment where all
           members of society feel safe and valued, and foster
           a culture that values difference and diversity”

VISION
To help realize a competitive Southern Sudan with productive, harmonious and God-fearing people.

UNKEA’S MISSION
To ensure progress, development and provision of better, timely and responsive services and help empower the people politically, socially and economically so they can lead decent lives.

Goal
To help bring forth a peaceful and self-sustaining society in social–economic development.

CORE VALUES

• Tolerance;
• Integrity;
• Accountability and Transparency;
• Professionalism;
• Efficiency, Effectiveness and Innovation. 

OBJECTIVES OF UNKEA
UNKEA aims to achieve the following objectives

• To promote and facilitate health care services and education as a means of responding to the myriad health problems that confront the people, including HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
• To improve access of quality education to the communities, including early years education/early childhood development (ECD
• To devise appropriate food-security programmes and promote, strengthen and support Community structures and capacities of staff and farmers to ensure food self-sufficiency
• Working to address water and sanitation crises to ensure healthier and more productive people.
• Working to strengthen the capacity of, and improve opportunities for, the youth to help them participate effectively in development
• To promote peace full South Sudan where the communities are living in harmony