Strategic Pillars

Our Foundation’s Strategic Pillars covers all seven core focus areas with specific programs, statistics, and implementation approaches based on current South Sudan development needs and challenges.

Seven Strategic Pillars Covered:

1. Humanitarian Work – Emergency relief, food security, shelter, and protection services

  • Addresses the crisis of 7.7 million people facing extreme hunger
  • Focuses on 1.1 million displaced people from Sudan conflict
  • Includes cash-based transfers and protection services

2. Human Rights – Advocacy for civil liberties, gender equality, and legal aid

  • Tackles gender-based violence affecting 65% of women and girls
  • Includes legal aid services and customary law reform
  • Promotes women’s political participation and access to justice

3. Youth & Girls’ Rights – Programs for education, leadership, and protection from violence

  • Addresses needs of 60+ % population under 25 years old
  • Focuses on girls’ education and child marriage prevention
  • Includes youth entrepreneurship and digital literacy programs

4. Health – Community clinics, maternal health, mental health initiatives

  • Addresses maternal mortality and mental health crisis
  • Includes rare mental health clinics facing funding challenges
  • Community health worker training and mobile clinics

5. Education – School infrastructure, teacher training, digital literacy

  • Tackles 73% out-of-school rate in South Sudan
  • SolarSPELL digital libraries and offline learning solutions
  • Teacher training centers and technology integration

6. Vocational Training – Skill-building centers, entrepreneurship, job placement

  • EU-funded TVET curriculum development
  • Market-relevant skills training and job placement
  • Mobile training units and farmer field schools

7. Agricultural Reformation – Sustainable farming, irrigation, agro-tech, climate resilience

  • Solar-powered irrigation systems and climate adaptation
  • Drought-resistant crop varieties and water management
  • Target of 3,000 irrigation systems by 2030