Meet our latest SES volunteers Gabriel Atem and Manyok Ajak Sudanese SES volunteers Manyok Ajak and Gabriel Atem pictured in North Adelaide. GABRIEL Atem and Manyok Ajak are among the state's newest volunteer SES members - and come into the role with on-the-job experience different to most. The pair, who fled war-torn South Sudan for Adelaide's northern suburbs almost a decade ago, were both volunteer firefighters in their African homeland. "The role here is pretty different, though - things are more advanced and organised," Mr Atem, 45, said. They decided to become State Emergency Service volunteers after attending an information session held as part of a South Australian Fire and Emergency Commission program to attract more culturally diverse volunteers. Both say it is a desire to help the community and become role models for Adelaide's 5000-strong South Sudanese community, as well as the 11 children they have between them, that prompted them to join. "I want to help out wherever I can and show what you can do as a volunteer," Mr Ajak, 40, said. SA Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission chairman Hieu Van Le said Mr Atem and Mr Ajak "were a shining example of how all members of society - regardless of their background - can bring many stories to Australia." The orange SES uniform holds extra meaning for the pair because it is the theme colour of tomorrow's Harmony Day, held to celebrate Australia's cultural diversity.