GATWECH LAM

Vision

A New Social Contract for South Sudan

Gatwech Lam’s vision is to rebuild South Sudan on a foundation of justice, unity, and shared prosperity — a country that heals its wounds, restores dignity to citizens, and creates real opportunities for the next generation.

This vision is built on five pillars: peace & reconciliation, economic transformation, clean governance, social development, and national unity.

Pillar 1

Peace, Healing & Reconciliation

South Sudan cannot move forward while communities remain divided and victims unheard. Durable peace requires a national commitment to truth, healing, and justice.

  • Launch a people-centered national peace process that listens to victims, displaced families, women, youth, and local chiefs.
  • Support truth-telling and reconciliation rooted in Nuer, Dinka, Shilluk, Equatorian, and other traditional mechanisms.
  • Professionalize the national army, police, and security forces to serve citizens — not political groups.
  • Demilitarize political spaces and enforce strict accountability for armed groups committing abuses.

Pillar 2

Jobs, Economy & Shared Prosperity

Oil alone cannot build a nation. Prosperity must be created in every county, through agriculture, trade, skills, and enterprise.

  • Transform agriculture into a national engine for food security, employment, and rural development.
  • Support youth & women entrepreneurs with skills, finance, and access to markets.
  • Expand vocational training, apprenticeships, digital skills labs, and business incubation centers.
  • Ensure transparent and lawful management of oil revenues so they fund schools, hospitals, and roads.

Pillar 3

Clean Government & Rule of Law

Corruption remains the greatest threat to stability and progress in South Sudan. Reforming governance is essential.

  • Strengthen independent institutions: courts, anti-corruption bodies, audit authorities, and parliamentary oversight.
  • Publish national budgets, oil contracts, and all public spending data for citizens to review.
  • Introduce term limits and clear restraints on executive power.
  • Protect whistleblowers, journalists, activists, and civil society.

Pillar 4

Education, Health & Social Protection

A nation rises when its people are educated, healthy, and protected from extreme vulnerability.

  • Expand quality primary & secondary education, with a special focus on girls and rural communities.
  • Strengthen maternal health, emergency care, and trauma-support services.
  • Build social protection systems for widows, orphans, and those displaced by war or floods.
  • Improve teacher training, pay, and teaching conditions across all states.

Pillar 5

A Country for All — Not for a Few

Gatwech Lam believes South Sudan belongs to all its peoples — Nuer, Dinka, Shilluk, Equatorians, Murle, and every community that calls this land home.

No community should dominate another. No citizen should feel like a stranger in their own country. The future must be built on equity, dignity, and the equal worth of every life.

This vision is an invitation to millions — at home and in the diaspora — to take ownership of the nation’s future.

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