WAPID – South Sudan exists to contribute to the global fight against extreme poverty, Ignorance and Diseases through focusing on interventions that break the cycles of inter-generational poverty; empower communities and individuals with skills and knowledge to dismantle the barriers of ignorance and illiteracy and to combat the scourge of diseases in the country. As a community based Organization, we are working with the communities, local government authorities and members of civil society networks through collaborative learning; adaptation and networking to contribute to a world where everyone has the opportunity to live a life filled with learning, health, and economic security—where no one is left behind. We strive to illuminate minds, empower communities, and foster a society where knowledge, health, and prosperity are not privileges, but the inalienable rights of every individual. We work collaboratively through innovative solutions, and unwavering commitment, to dismantle the barriers of ignorance and illiteracy, combat the scourge of diseases, and eradicate the blight of poverty. Our interventions are driven by strategic approaches that inform project successes and sustainability; which include: Interventions to break generational poverty; Community-based integrated Health Care Programs; Results Versus Impacts Based approaches; and Integration of community based psychosocial support approaches.
STRATEGIC PILLARS OF INTERVENTIONS
WAPID – South Sudan engages and supports the communities to rise above their socio-economic challenges through three strategic pillars of:
Poverty Alleviations
Agriculture and environment; Agri-business trainings; Income Generating Activities; Micro-finance Initiatives; Business and entrepreneurship training skills; Bee Keeping and Agro-ecology; and Poultry, Animal husbandry trainings and supports
Education and Awareness
Social Services provisions for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC); Functional Adult Literacy; Training of School Management Committees and PTAs; Technical and Vocational Education Trainings (TVET); Awareness raising campaigns on the importance of education; Building and Construction of educational centers/Classrooms; Girls’ access and retentions in schools; Scholarships and bursaries; and Literacy and Numeracy skills
Community Based Integrated Healthcare Service Provision
WAPID South Sudan under this Strategic pillar, works on:
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights services; Community Social Protection; Maternal Child Health; Chronic and neglected tropical diseases; Health Education and promotion; Malaria and Water Borne Diseases; HIV/AIDS/STDs/STIs prevention; Home Based Care Services; Social Protection; HIV ART adherence; and Vaccination services
Local Advocacy
WAPID South Sudan’s work is embedded in Local Advocacy as our main tool to challenge societal and social norms that tie people in abject poverty, in cycles of inter-generational illiteracy and ignorance and multiple illnesses, focusing on: evidence-based advocacy for systemic policy change and reforms; Local advocacy to influence and challenge negative norms and cultures that perpetuate gender inequalities, injustices and discriminations against women and girls; and people centered advocacy to challenge hegemonic masculinities that praise and promote cattle raiding, revenge killings and inter-communal violence along the Kidepo Valley regions and the international border lands.
