MyPayam
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About

How MyPayam works

A public participation platform for the Republic of South Sudan, inspired by FixMyWard.org and adapted to South Sudan's administrative structure.

How it works

  1. A citizen selects their State / Administrative Area, their Geographical Constituency, their Payam, and (optionally) their Boma.
  2. They describe an issue affecting their community - water, sanitation, roads, health, education, security, electricity, markets, agriculture, environment, or governance.
  3. The report is published publicly so neighbours can confirm and support it, and so authorities - the Member of Parliament for the constituency, the County Commissioner, the Payam Administrator - can act.
  4. Each report tracks its status: Reported Acknowledged In Progress Resolved

South Sudan's administrative structure

South Sudan is divided into 10 States and 3 Administrative Areas (Abyei, Greater Pibor, and Ruweng). These are subdivided into counties, then into Payams - the second-lowest administrative division, each with a population of at least 25,000 - and finally into Bomas. As of 2017, the country had approximately 540 Payams and 2,500 Bomas.

For elections to the National Legislative Assembly, the National Elections Commission (NEC) has declared 102 geographical constituencies:

State / Admin AreaConstituencies
Central Equatoria14
Eastern Equatoria11
Western Equatoria8
Jonglei (incl. Greater Pibor Admin Area)17
Unity (incl. Ruweng Admin Area)7
Upper Nile12
Lakes8
Northern Bahr el Ghazal9
Western Bahr el Ghazal4
Warrap (incl. Abyei Admin Area)12
Total102

National identity

MyPayam takes its visual identity from the flag of the Republic of South Sudan - black, red, green, white, blue, and the yellow star - and from the national motto: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity.

Black
People
Red
Sacrifice
Green
Land
White
Peace
Blue
The Nile
Yellow
Unity

Privacy

Reports are public. Names appear publicly only if you choose to provide one. Phone numbers and email addresses are kept private and are used only to allow follow-up by relevant authorities.