Luo United Communities Organization

LUO UNITED COMMUNITIES ORGANIZATION (LUCO)

THE FIRST CONFERENCE!

Aug-09-2008 | Sioux Falls, SD

First Luo Annual Conference Resolutions

The Luo of Bahr-el-ghazal had their annual conference during the long weekend of September-01-2008. This resolution was presented at this conference by the Chairman of Luo Reunification Organization (LRO).

• Participants agreed to implement a common Luo language to unify Luo Nations.
• Participants pledged that members establish contacts with other Luo groups around the world.
• The committee noted the new proposed name and slogan for the organization
  • Luo Nations Unite (Name)
  • Nurturing Luo Kinship (Slogan)
• The general assembly elected new committee members: The Executive and the Board of Directors.
• The organizers of the conference expressed appreciation to the Luo Citizens & the pioneers who established the Great Lakes Luo Nations.

Thank you

Chairman of Luo Reunification Organization

Cleyton Mayan

LUCO Naming

On 09/28/2008, the Executive and Board of Directors of LRO voted and adopted the new organization name and slogan. The second name was proposed after the Luo conference day in Sioux Falls, SD. Ten (10) of the fourteen (14) newly elected committee members were present. The two names and one slogan proposed were:

1. Luo Nations Unite (4 votes) – Proposed by Sophia Anyomoker
2. Luo United Communities Organization (6 votes) – Proposed by Okall Langu
3. Slogan: Nurturing Luo Kinship (Was adopted by acclamation)-Proposed by Sophia Anyomoker

The new name and slogan for the Luo organization became effective on 09/28/2008.

I can go on and on because there were too many great moments. But I will let you see the rest with your own eyes and hear with your own ears because there is a team working on putting together a DVD for the First Luo Annual Conference. This will be available for purchase soon so that we enjoy the first time we did it together.

As shown in the pictures below, the flexible Luo dancers had decorations on the floor in front of them as they performed with passion. Thus, on behalf of the LUCO committee, I kindly ask that you be generous. Please help us!

If you have any comments, please feel free to contact any of the committee members of LUCO listed below.

Long live the Great Lakes Luo Nations.

Presented by: LUCO Executives

The Board of Executives

Chairman: Cleyton Mayan from Sudan

Vice Chairman: Ojulu Oballa from Ethiopia

Secretary General: Sophia Anyomoker from Uganda

Assist. Secretary General: Athanasus Ungang from Sudan

Secretary of Treasury: Okoth Opab from Sudan

Assist. Secretary of Treasury: Lwanyo Awang from Sudan

Secretary of Information: Justine Ocaya-Aboda from Sudan

Secretary of Women Affairs: Elizabeth Achala from Sudan

Secretary of Youth Affairs: Disha Ojulu from Sudan

The Board of Directors (Advisors)

The Board of Directors (Advisors) is responsible for governing and directing the organization’s policies in accordance with agreement between the general assembly and the Board of Directors.

Okall Langu from Kenya

Walter Jago from Sudan

Obang Jobi from Ethiopia

Okony Cham from Ethiopia

Rwadha Keir from Sudan

Dancers at the first annual Luo Conference