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Women Aid Vision was started in Mvolo County of Western Equatoria State, South Sudan as Community Based Organization known as Mvolo Women Development in 2009 and was renamed and registered as Women Aid Vision in November 2013 by South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission. WAV speedily picked up and expanded to the neighboring Counties of Greater Lakes state and Mundri West Counties and later moved its headquarters in Juba, Central Equatoria.

WAV is an independent women’s rights non-profit organization that uses its community-based initiative approaches as an integral part of a long-term strategy to strengthen women and youth communities through empowerment towards self-reliance and protection. WAV works with a wide range of UN agencies, international secular Non-Governmental Organizations, faith-based organizations and Community Based

Organizations and associations to reach some of the most remote areas in South Sudan. WAV strongly believes in the importance of local community self-reliance and in the significant role that, community leadership; women and youth can play in re-building a society that has been affected by conflict.

With a progressive decade of service, Women Aid Vision (WAV) focuses exclusively on Women, youth and children’s perspectives on issues of peace building, Governance, WASH, Protection (Gender Based Violence and Child Protection), political and socioeconomic empowerment and Food Security and Livelihood initiatives. This will allow South Sudanese women and youth to go forward despite strong and seemingly immovable traditional obstacles are not only of historical interest but also relevant to the condition of women in other contemporary developing countries.

Vision:

To see a society where women and youth enjoy equal rights opportunities and participate in public domain

Mission:

WAV exists to build a peaceful society, gender balanced, democratic, literate, healthy and economic sustainable society.

Our Goal:

The goal of WAV is to strengthen and empower the South Sudanese women and youth by equipping them with basic tools to nurture them for challenges they are facing. Our passion is to enable the South Sudanese Women and youth to be aware of their rights and become more informed and participatory in the nation building.

Objectives

To mitigate domestic violence and enhance peaceful coexistence among communities, individuals and families.
To protect women, youth and children from abuses and build up a strong society which is gender sensitive
To provide Psychosocial support through Counselling to war and conflict affected person/family victims
To provide capacity building through literacy Programs to reduce illiteracy and value Girl- child education as means to discourage early marriages to reduce gender disparity
To increase household income through self-employment, micro-finance, agriculture, value addition and other diversified initiatives.
To promote hygiene, sanitation and healthy society.
To promote democratic principles and access to justice
Improve access to basic primary health care services through rehabilitation of facilities and the provision of basic equipment and supplies

Our Conviction

The conviction of WAV is that without women and youth participation in South Sudan status quo, there will remain different challenges and there will be less impact in the communities.

Our Core Values

Faithfulness
Diversity
Accountability
Respect

Our Approach

A community-based approach to programming is an integral part of a long-term strategy that WAV has employed in its work in the community at the grass roots. WAV strongly believes in the importance of local community self-reliance and in the significant role that, community leadership; women and youth can play in re-building a society that has been affected by conflict.

Transforming Lives Through Our Programs

Our programs empower women, youth, and communities through protection, education, food security, livelihoods, WASH services, peacebuilding, and climate action, creating lasting change across South Sudan.