User:Kuach Tutkuay/sandbox

Biography of Kuach Tutkuay
Childhood: Kuach Tutkuay was born in April,1988 in Kuitdiing cattle camp of Ayod County where his mother hail from. He is a son of the Great Tutkuay Pech, the well known earth-priest or mostly referred to as "Leopard skin priest" among the Nuer people. His father Yaque Tutkuay came from the Laak clan of central Nuer inhabiting the island of Fangak to the north-western part of Jonglei state. His father returned to his homeland in Fangak when Kuach was at the age of 3 where he was sent to a nursery school in Phom El-Zeraf. They later moved to Old Fangak where Kuach continued his intermediate primary school and was sent to Kenya for study.

Work: Kuach Tutkuay is a devoted community servant, he initiates local community projects and advocates for peace and development. After completing his study, Kuach came and work as a teacher from 2008 to 2009 strengthening the education system in his home town of Fangak. In 2010, he came to work with the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in the then government of southern Sudan. By February 2012, he went back to the ministry of education where he was promoted to be inspector for Data and Statistics. In that capacity, he carried out several teacher trainings and advocacy for girl child education. Towards the end of 2012, he came to work with UNESCO Juba office. When south Sudan crisis happened in December 2013, he was transferred to UNESCO Nairobi office where he worked for four months. His heart for helping his country made him ask for another transfer back to south Sudan office where he can work directly with south Sudanese youth in peace building process. He came to Juba in April, 2014 and embarked on community supports projects to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Kuach is always not comfortable with the inequalities that exist in every aspect of life. He always believe all human being are one family of God, it is only greediness that pulls them apart. He argues that if only we are to realizes things that binds human beings together, we would be one social unit that cares for the needs of its people. He is currently working with UNESCO Juba office as Education Programme Assistant. He is also furthering his studies in the area of management to better prepare him for the big task of serving his people which, he believes, lies ahead of him.

Family: Kuach is the first-born child in the family. His mother, Rebecca Nyalam Gany Bornyang hails from Chieng Chaam sub-clan of Gawaar in Ayod county. He has two brothers and two sisters from the younger wife of his father, Mary Nyaweka Kuajien who hails from Baang of Gawaar. Kuach got married in 2010 to Rodah Yaque from Leer County of Unity state. Rodah is a daughter to Manase Reath. Like Kuach, Rodah was brought up in a family of Christianity faith and grew up a devoted christian. Together, they had two sons, Goi Tutkuay and Changkuoth Kuach.