Empowering Women, Transforming Communities.
We combine emergency response with long-term development, integrating our work based on the needs of each community.
Adolescent girls during a GBV awareness training in Juba, South Sudan.
Thematic areas
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We provide targeted training in governance and leadership so women can take active, decision-making roles within their communities and civil society. We champion the 35% affirmative action for women stipulated in the South Sudan constitution, and use civic education to help women, youth and persons with disabilities take part in democratic processes, constitution-making and elections.
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We promote democratic principles and access to justice, raise awareness of human rights, and build community capacity for conflict resolution, mediation and reconciliation. Through the Women, Peace and Security agenda, community dialogues and peace committee training, we work to transform conflict into equitable, sustainable peace.
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We support technical and vocational education and training, girl- and boy-child education, and the training of education service providers. We give adolescent girls who have dropped out of school life skills, build the capacity of primary school teachers, and support adult literacy.
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We enhance productivity, earnings and involvement in sustainable livelihoods for extremely vulnerable women, girls and boys: those facing poverty, homelessness, single parenthood or rural isolation, survivors of violence, internally displaced people and returnees, and persons with disabilities.
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We build the capacity of community-based actors with survivor-centred, culturally sensitive prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence, and strengthen referral pathways to legal, psychosocial and safe-home services. With grassroots women-led organizations we work to prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers, document grave abuses against children, and advocate for stronger child protection laws.
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Lack of access to healthcare is one of the underlying factors that leaves women and children exposed to violence and poverty. We advocate for the health and reproductive rights of women and girls, as part of putting their needs upfront.
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SWIGO was formed by women activists to reduce the gender gap at all levels of society. Our Women's and Girls' Rights Upfront approach seeks to raise women's and girls' well-being higher on the peace and security agenda, and to ensure they take part in the processes that shape their future.
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We offer education based on climate information and research the relationship between climate and food security. We build the skills of local farmers and communities in climate-smart agriculture, reinforce local adaptation, and promote community-driven strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Our impact
January 2023 to January 2026.
Implemented Community Violence Reduction (CVR) in Wunlit and Juaibor, Jonglei State, directly reaching 2,000 youth and women and indirectly benefiting over 12,000, funded by UNDP through the Peacebuilding Fund.
Conducted peacebuilding and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, benefiting over 10,000 women, youth and community leaders.
Delivered civic education and awareness on the Constitution Making Process Act, 2022 in Jonglei, Malakal and Bentiu with UNDP, reaching over 20,000 youth, women, men and local structures.
Implemented civic education and stakeholder awareness on the electoral process, educating over 15,000 people on civic and political rights.
Conducted a baseline assessment on protection and conflict early warning in Juba, Bor and Magwi counties with UNMISS, presenting findings in February 2023.
Championed the formation of women-led organizations in peacebuilding and the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers in Juba County, supported by the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security.
Collaborated with the University of Juba on research into the Policy Alignment Tool (PAT) for child protection in South Sudan.
Conducted community awareness on GBV prevention and response in Mangalla with CARE International, under the Women's Voice and Leadership programme.
Ran women's leadership community awareness on preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers in Hai Referendum, Jebel Dinka, Rajaf East and Mangateen, supported by the Dallaire Institute.
Created access to social and economic opportunities for women and girls in Mangalla Payam IDP Camp, Juba County, with support from The Pollination Project.
Delivered training and outreach addressing customary practices that negatively affect women and girls in Bor, Jonglei State, under the Women's Voice and Leadership programme with CARE International.
Implemented the Women's Voice and Leadership programme in Jonglei State.
Formed the Businesswomen Forum Initiative in Juba and Bor counties.
Ran the Adolescent Girls' Initiative (phases 1 and 2) assessment, climate change and network training with the KARAMA Arab and South Sudan Region Network.
Trained 25 human rights defenders, 10 human rights reporters and journalists, and 15 CSOs on international instruments and human rights monitoring, and developed two policy briefs, with KARAMA.
Partner with SWIGO to reach more women, girls and communities across South Sudan.
