NCDF was formed in 1996 by sons and daughters of Nasir District in the Upper Nile Region of the Sudan. NCDF is a community based membership organization that draws its members from within the community or at large. Its membership shall be open to individual 18 years of age or older. NCDF is incorporated as not-for-profit Membership Corporation within the meaning of section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.

NCDF was established to promote the unity, love, peace, integrity and development among the Nasireans wherever they are and to other Nuer communities and to Southern Sudanese in general.

NCDF members have been making annual contributions to achieve the goals and objectives of the community. NCDF has members in many States in the United States of America and Canada.

NCDF promotes the growth, productivity and quality of life of the Nasir communities through education, health and other developmental activities.

Nasir Community Development Foundation (NDF)C · Post Office Box 8076 Galltin,TN 37066

Nasir is a town and district in the Upper Nile region in the Sudan. It is located in the west of Ethiopia and South of the Sudan. The word Nasir or ‘El Nasir’ was originally from Arabic language refers to the name of the Anglo-Egyptian soldier, El Nasir Ali. El Nasir Ali was a trader but recruited into army and sent to set up a post in the Sudan-Ethiopia border a long Sobat river due to his knowledge about Nuer tradition and Nuer language. He was killed at battle between the Nuer and the Anglo-Egyptian administration during the Nuer resistant, East of Nasir town.

Nasir is known as Kuanylual Thoan by its own local citizens. Nasir district inhabitants are Gaat-Jiok, Gaat-Guang and Gaat-Jaak on the upper reaches of the Sobat River, and the lower reaches of Pibor and Baro Rivers. The Sobat River is formed by the two main head streams the Baro and Pibor on the Ethiopia-Sudan boarder South of Nasir town in the Sudan. The Sobat flows about 200 miles long joining with the Jabal River at Doleib Hill, above Malakal city, Upper Nile State.

In the eastern part of Nasir town, you find Gaat-Jaak ’Miwut’. The three Clans above are sons of Kiir Kaker and they form one biggest ethnic group known as Jikany doar in the Sudan. Jikany had migrated from the Nuer homeland in Western Upper Nile to the East of the Upper Nile near Ethiopia-Sudan border. That migration was led by the great great grand father LatJor Diyan. Some of the Jikany crossed the border to Ethiopia and they are currently residents of Gambella region in Ethiopia.